Forty-three years ago, a sister’s promise ignited a spark that would fuel a global crusade against breast cancer. Today that promise continues to prevail as the driving force behind Susan G. Komen’s unwavering quest for a future free from the grip of this deadly disease.  That being said, we invite you to join our iHeart Radio iHeart Media Team, Sunday Oct 25th at the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk. Together, we can help raise awareness, celebrate survivors, honor loved ones, and make a meaningful impact in the fight against breast cancer. Whether you walk, cheer, or help spread the word, your support makes a difference. We hope you'll join us for this inspiring community event! Komen.org for more.

Aired October 18, 2026: In this podcast Lisa Foxx talk to breast cancer survivor Nisha Jamie. They discuss her journey, how she's doing now and how to join her team for big event this Sunday in L.A.

• Founded: Established in 1982 in Dallas, Texas, by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that took her life.
• Mission: Save lives and end breast cancer through research, patient care, community outreach, and advocacy.
• Impact: Helped reduce the U.S. breast cancer mortality rate by more than 44% since 1989 and invested nearly $3.6 billion globally. 
• Research: Invested nearly $1.1 billion across more than 2,800 research grants and 600 clinical trials, heavily focused on metastatic and aggressive breast cancers. 
• Patient Care: Operates a Patient Care Center and a free helpline (877) 465-6636 offering emotional support, education, patient navigation, and the Komen Financial Assistance Program. 
• Well known for large-scale community events like the Race for the Cure and the More Than Pink Walk

Nisha is a breast cancer survivor diagnosed with HER2‑positive breast cancer,  a fast‑growing and invasive form of the disease, in 2022 at the age of 42. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and a year of targeted therapy while raising three school‑aged children, including a medically fragile daughter with a complex heart condition who became a steady source of courage throughout her treatment. As a longtime journalist, Nisha often shares her story on social media to offer grounded guidance to others walking their own breast cancer journey. She was inspired by both her daughter’s medical journey and her own to write two children’s books shaped by the belief that sharing our hardships can help others feel less alone. Today, Nisha honors her survivorship through daily movement including long walks during her kids' sports practices, active volunteer work in the breast cancer community and spending as much time as she can with her family, who were a constant support during her breast cancer treatment. 

In the pursuit of our goals, we’ve helped fuel research, unlocking the biology of breast cancer and discovering insights that propel us toward more effective risk reduction strategies, earlier detection methods and innovative treatments. This has helped reduce the breast cancer mortality rate by 44% since 1989.

To date, we’ve invested nearly $3.6 billion in groundbreaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 60 countries. Over the past 30 years, 29 new breast cancer-fighting drugs were made possible in part due to Komen research funding.

We stand firm in our promise to never give up on our vision of creating a world without breast cancer.