Susan G. Komen®

About Susan G. Komen®
Susan G. Komen has led the fight to create a world without breast cancer for nearly four decades throughout our communities.  We remain steadfast in our mission to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our local communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. We are actively working to drive change through spearheading public policy and advocacy, eliminating racial barriers and inequities in health care, discovering breakthrough treatments, and providing direct support for patients in need.

Programs & Services Offered

  • The Susan G. Komen Breast Care Helpline provides information about breast health, breast cancer, local and national resources, and information about clinical trials.  Call 1-877-465-6636 or email helpline@komen.org.

    • The Breast Care Helpline offers: Breast health and breast cancer information

    • Emotional support to anyone with questions or concerns

    • Information about Komen’s Treatment Assistance and Patient Navigation programs

    • Information about national and local organizations and resources that may provide financial assistance and other support services, including low-cost mammography

      Our Helpline Specialists are available to breast cancer patients, their loved ones, health care providers, support professionals and all others seeking breast health information. We can help:

    • Connect you to needed services, resources, and information

    • Discuss your feelings and provide guidance in addressing them

    • You learn more about support and coping mechanism

    • Coach you on communicating with your health care team

    • Friends and family provide and receive emotional support

  • Komen Financial Assistance Program 

     Komen Financial Assistance Program is eligible to individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment at any stage or living with metastatic breast cancer (stage IV), the most advanced stage of breast cancer.

    Financial assistance is available to those who meet pre-determined eligibility criteria. To learn more about this program and other helpful resources, call the Komen Breast Care Helpline at 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636) or email helpline@komen.org.

  • Clinical Trials

    • The Breast Care Helpline also offers breast cancer clinical trial education and support, such as:

      ·         Knowing when to consider a clinical trial

      ·         How to find a clinical trial

      ·         How to decide which clinical trial is best

      ·         What to expect during a clinical trial

      ·         Information about clinical trial resources

      Susan G. Komen is committed to disability access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation. To request accommodation, contact helpline@komen.org or 1-877-465-6636.

      To hear from one of our helpline specialists, read Komen’s blog – “From Hopelessness to Hope”.

Did You Know

  • Together, we’ve made great progress:

    • We’ve helped reduce breast cancer mortality rates by 42% since 1989.

    • We’ve invested more than $1.1 billion in research, leading to new ways to prevent, diagnose and better treat breast cancer towards our goal of a higher quality of care.

    • We’ve invested more than $7.7 million in community health programs in the last year alone to ensure people get the help they need to understand the disease, access screening and diagnostic exams, remove barriers to care and receive support every step of the way

    • 577 People in Nebraska seek help and information from Susan G. Komen every week.

    • 93 Counties in Nebraska are served by Susan G. Komen breast cancer services.

  • Yet despite all our progress:

    • We’ve helped reduce breast cancer mortality rates by 42% since 1989.

    • Breast cancer is still the most common cancer in women worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S.

    • Every 2 minutes, somewhere in the U.S., a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.

    • More than 168,000 people in the U.S. are living with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body, and for which there is no cure.

    • More than 44,000 people in the U.S. are expected to die from metastatic breast cancer this year alone.

    • Black women are about 40 percent more likely to die of breast cancer than white women and have a lower five-year relative breast cancer survival rate compared to white women.

You Can Help

  • $20 per month helps fund an annual mammogram.

  • $50 helps a breast cancer patient with transportation assistance to screening, diagnostic or treatment appointments.

  • $100 gives someone the opportunity to participate in an 8-week survivorship support education class.

  • $250 gives an uninsured woman access to various screening or diagnostic procedures.

  • $500 is the average cost of core-needle biopsy for someone without insurance.

Dollars at Work

  • We provided more than 42,000 services through our direct patient support programs that make up our Patient Care Center and provided financial assistance to more than 16,104 individuals (74% growth over last year) amounting to more than $9 million in support.

  • In FY23, Komen Financial Assistance Program provided Nebraska residents over $80,000 in financial assistance for the expenses of daily living for people in breast cancer treatment or living with MBC.

  • Komen-supported researchers teamed up to discover new ways breast cancer metastasizes, helping to identify people at risk for recurrence and metastasis — a crucial breakthrough needed to address the most deadly and aggressive forms of breast cancer.

  • We broke down barriers in communities across the country by providing more than 2,600 people with access to high-quality screening and diagnostic services. And we’re prioritizing public policy to enact bigger structural changes to improve access to affordable screening and diagnostic services to alleviate this burden.

  • Our Stand for H.E.R. digital call-to-action campaign drove Black women to connect with our Breast Care Helpline and other Komen resources and was featured throughout 475 patient exam rooms in cities where breast health disparities are the greatest.

  • More than 3 million people received breast health and breast cancer education through educational programs and training courses from Komen.org.

Contact Info
Jennifer Redmond - State Executive Director, Nebraska | 402-251-5355 | jredmond@komen.org | website