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Statement from Susan G. Komen Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker
Today I accepted the resignation of Karen Handel, who has served as Senior Vice President for Policy since April 2011. I have known Karen for many years, and we both share a common commitment to our organization's lifelong mission, which must always remain our sole focus. I wish her the best in future endeavors.

Statement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker
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 events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.

Statement from Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
DALLAS, TX February 1, 2012 We are dismayed and extremely disappointed that actions we have taken to strengthen our granting process have been widely mischaracterized. It is necessary to set the record straight. Starting in 2010, Komen began ...

New Breast Cancer Screening Numbers for Minorities Encouraging, But More Work Needed to Reduce Disparities Says Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Officials with Susan G. Komen for the Cure hailed new government figures that found the gap between white and minority women is narrowing when it comes to breast cancer screening rates, but expressed concern that the numbers still fall short of national goals.

Organizers Anticipate More Participants for Second Susan G. Komen Israel Race for the Cure®
With more than 4,000 women and men expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in Israel this year, women and families will take to the streets for the second time to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer in the 2012 Susan G. Komen Israel Race for the Cure®, scheduled in Jerusalem May 3.

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