Nancy Brinker - Active Campaign Against Breast Cancer

A FEW days ago, a kind of madness had swept the social networking site Facebook when thousands of women users to update their status with a variety of colors like white, beige, hot pink, red, or black. Previously, could supply chain messages that invite women to write the color they wear a bra as a status on Facebook.

As confusion raged about what actually happened, tens bloger speculated that the movement is one of the new campaign for women mengingkatkan awareness about the dangers of breast cancer. Moreover, every few hours later appeared dozens of new groups on Facebook, one of them 'breast cancer awareness, I updated my status with my bra color', which has more than 33,000 fans.

Movement is just one example of other grass-roots movement in addressing the problem becomes a major threat to women, namely breast cancer. It also issues that become the main focus of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization that actively campaigning for the danger known disease called 'the silent killer' it.

Last message her sister
Nancy Brinker is, who became the initiator of the establishment of a foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Early formation of this foundation because it touched by her struggle for her sister, Susan, against breast cancer she had suffered. The brother finally surrendered and the last breath at the age of 36 years. Before he died, Susan menitip message to Nancy to find a way to help half a million women in the world diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Two years after the departure of her sister, Nancy set up a foundation that became the leader of the movement against breast cancer, as well as the largest grassroots network involving activists and former
payudaya cancer patients as members. The foundation's mission, among others eradicate breast cancer by improving research, screening, education, and treatment.

When elected as U.S. ambassador to Hungary in 2001, Nancy campaigning for breast cancer awareness throughout the world. Persistence of women in raising awareness of his people about
danger of the disease, also based on his own experience as a former breast cancer patients who survived.

Since its founding in 1982, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has donated nearly U.S. $ 1.5 million for breast cancer research. The Foundation is also developing into a global network of volunteers who raise funds and raise awareness through local affiliates and sponsors various activities Komen Race for the Cure, which was first held in 1983 in Texas.

Twenty years later, the organization has sponsored more than 100 events annually around the world, and attracted more than one million participants. In addition to raising money, these activities also serve as a messenger for the support of former breast cancer patients who survived.

So no wonder if Nancy was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President of the United States Barack Obama, in August. Currently, he serves as ambassador for the WHO cancer control.