The Global Movement to End Breast Cancer from KERA's Think Podcast

[2010-10-12 12:00:00] We probably all know someone whose life has been touched by breast cancer, but how did one family's struggle with the disease lead to a world-wide effort to fight it? We'll find out this hour with Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and author of the new book "Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer" (Crown Archetype, 2010).

Listen to the show, in its entirety here.

The Fight Against Breast Cancer from Lopate - Underreported by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker discusses how her sister, Suzy’s death from breast cancer in 1977 inspired her to change the way the world talked about and treated breast cancer. She founded the organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of the most influential health charities, and tells the story of creating it in Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer.

Download the podcast here. See also: Winning the Race : Taking Charge of Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Husband : How to Help Your Wife (and Yourself) during Diagnosis, Treatment and Beyond