As someone who has for years been concerned with "Komen the Brand" it is with both relief and admiration that I thank you for stepping up and speaking out. 50 years ago 1 in 22 woman could expect a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime. Today that number stands at 1 in 8. While our 5 year survival rates have improved, our overall survival rates are nearly unchanged. The most generous crunching of numbers shows that Komen allocates less then 20% of donations "for the Cure." Komen has not been doing what we as cancer survivors have needed for a very long time. Personally, I believe that the only thing that has changed is that the public caught a glimpse of it this time.
If Komen is to survive, it will be thanks to you and others from the inside who speak out and demand change. THANK YOU!
As someone who has for years been concerned with "Komen the Brand" it is with both relief and admiration that I thank you for stepping up and speaking out. 50 years ago 1 in 22 woman could expect a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime. Today that number stands at 1 in 8. While our 5 year survival rates have improved, our overall survival rates are nearly unchanged. The most generous crunching of numbers shows that Komen allocates less then 20% of donations "for the Cure." Komen has not been doing what we as cancer survivors have needed for a very long time. Personally, I believe that the only thing that has changed is that the public caught a glimpse of it this time.
If Komen is to survive, it will be thanks to you and others from the inside who speak out and demand change. THANK YOU!