No One in Colorado Should Face Breast Cancer Alone
A breast cancer diagnosis can bring fear, uncertainty, and financial hardship. Susan G. Komen Colorado is here to ensure no one has to face it alone by providing patient navigation, financial assistance, and trusted support every step of the way. Every person who reaches out to Komen has a different story.
Komen's Patient Care Center provides individualized support across the breast health continuum. Patients and caregivers can connect with trained professionals who help them understand their options, navigate the health care system, identify resources, address financial challenges and receive compassionate emotional support. Komen’s support continues for as long as a person needs it—from an initial question through months of treatment and follow-up. The work is deeply personal. Last year, Komen supported 360 Coloradans, providing 433 patient services and helping overcome 740 barriers to care.
For many people, the cost of breast cancer extends far beyond medical bills. Treatment can mean missed work and lost income while everyday expenses. Those pressures can force patients to choose between meeting basic needs and staying on schedule with their care. This assistance provides something critically important during treatment: stability. Through our financial assistance program, 168 Colorado patients received $83,500 to help pay for essentials like housing, utilities, transportation, groceries, medications, and treatment-related expenses.
Your Colorado Gives Day gift stays local, helping Colorado patients access the care they need and easing the financial burden of breast cancer treatment.
Susan G. Komen® is the world's leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, working to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. Komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting this disease across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the U.S. and in countries worldwide. We advocate for patients, drive research breakthroughs, improve access to high-quality care, offer direct patient support and empower people with trustworthy information.
In 1980, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became the Susan G. Komen® organization and the beginning of a global movement. To date, we've invested more than $3.3 billion in groundbreaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 60 countries. Our efforts helped reduce deaths from breast cancer by 40 percent between 1989-2016 and we won't stop until our promise is fulfilled.
Organization name
Susan G. Komen
other names
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc.
1982
Category
Health Care, Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, Medical Research
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
Attn: Colorado 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889CO, US