The promise of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. 

Race for the Cure

 Save the date for 
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010!

Thank you for your support of our 2009 Race for the Cure. Please click for photos, results and more. 

Sponsors

Race Sponsors and Affiliate Sponsors create marketing opportunities for themselves on over 30,000 race t-shirts and race collateral materials as well as through our various publications.  

Grants 
The deadline for 2010-2011 grant applications has passed. Award announcements will be made in March 2010.
The 2010 RFP and grant writing webinar are still available in our grants section.

Education

Komen Maryland is pleased
to announce the publication
of the 2009 edition of our Resource Guide for Breast
Health and Healing!
This updated edition has
new sections on breast
cancer and new entries in
the resource directory for each Maryland County. Download
it today!

Komen Responds to New Screening Guidelines

*UPDATE*

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has carefully reviewed the data and new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concerning mammography screening and recommends no impediments to breast cancer screening. Until science improves, Komen for the Cure believes current screening recommendations should remain. Read more from Eric P. Winer, M.D., chief scientific advisor and chair of Komen’s Scientific Advisory Board.

Volunteers

Please visit our Volunteer Center to apply for all available year round volunteer opportunities. 

Choose Your Path to Breast Health

Our 16th Annual educational symposium is scheduled for Saturday, April 17th from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm at the Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center. Join us for this FREE event. Download the brochure now!