Four Charity Namesakes
Susan G. Komen . In 1978 , Nancy Brinker promised her dying sister , Susan Komen of Peoria , Illinois , to find a means to speed up breast cancer enquiry . In 1982 , Brinker founded the The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation . The understructure became Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 2007 , and is dedicated " to curing bosom Crab at every stage – from the case to the cures , to the pain and anxiety of every minute in between ....