Editor’s Note: Washington Post reports on the decision by Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr. to step down as Chairman of the Susan G. Komen foundation. The Howard University surgeon explained […]
I had the honor on Tuesday of chatting with Jan Rodak, one of the women behind the De-fund the Komen Foundation Facebook fan page. The page was a Facebook viral […]
Below is the text of the resignation letter, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, of former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive, Karen Handel. February 7, 2012 The Honorable Nancy […]
Karen Handel, the embattled Senior Vice President for Policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, resigned on Tuesday following public outcry over the decision that Komen would withdraw funding […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 7, 2012 – “Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s mission is the same today as it was the day of its founding: to find a cure and […]
It seems fitting that the same week Facebook filed to go public that the social media giant would have a big impact on a major, national issue. Earlier this week, […]
Three days after withdrawing funding for Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation reversed its decision and apologized, paving the way for approximately $600,000 in funding to […]
“The outpouring of support for women in need of lifesaving breast cancer screening this week has been astonishing and is a testament to our nation’s compassion and sincerity. “During the […]
DALLAS, February 3, 2012 – We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives. The […]
Laura Bassett and Lisa Belkin of HuffingtonPost.com report that Dr. Kathy Plesser, a Manhattan radiologist on the medical advisory board of Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s New York chapter […]
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