Iowa
Our mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Iowa
Our mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Get Involved
Help us reach our vision of a world without breast cancer by getting involved in our local community.
Susan G. Komen Virtual Walk Where You Are
MORE THAN PINK Walk
Saturday, October 25, 2025
This winter sports season, join us in our mission to end breast cancer by hosting a Go Pink for the Cure event!
Your school community’s passion and determination can make a real difference in the lives of local breast cancer patients.
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Travel to Help End Breast Cancer
Now through May 31, 2025
When your organization partners with Komen, you’ll have access to trusted, accurate, timely breast cancer information to share with staff, and exciting team-building programs that are simple to implement. Plus, the Komen team will be ready to support, step-by-step, as you launch a corporate health and wellness campaign or employee engagement program.
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Dine Out/Shop for the Cure
Restaurants and retailers across the Heartland are uniting with Komen in our mission to end breast cancer. Learn more about how local businesses – big and small – can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the Iowa breast cancer community with Dine Out/Shop for the Cure!
Engage Your Employees
When your organization partners with Komen, you’ll have access to trusted, accurate, timely breast cancer information to share with staff, and exciting team-building programs that are simple to implement. Plus, the Komen team will be ready to support, step-by-step, as you launch a corporate health and wellness campaign or employee engagement program.
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Go Pink for the Cure
Now is the perfect time to plan your Go Pink for the Cure event for the summer season. These fun events can help your club or organization learn more about breast health while helping raise funds for breast cancer research and vital patient services that will benefit the people of Iowa.
Volunteer & Make An Impact
Ending breast cancer needs all of us.
From serving as a local brand ambassador and raising critical funds for our mission programs to helping breathe life into our signature fundraising events like the MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure, and BigWig celebrations, as well as educational events like the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) conference and Advocacy Summit, we have unique volunteer opportunities for everyone who wants to help us create lasting change in the lives of those facing a breast cancer diagnosis.
Find a volunteer opportunity that suits your skills and interests, and join our passionate fight against breast cancer.
Local Events
Join the fight to end breast cancer by attending an event in Iowa!
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Our Impact in Iowa
Susan G. Komen is funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease.
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Community
99
Counties in Iowa are served by Susan G. Komen breast cancer services.
Need Help?
Call our breast care helpline to assist with finding local screening and diagnostic facilities or clinical research trials, requesting financial assistance, or other questions or care needs.
ShareForCures
Your breast cancer information is as unique as you are. When combined with thousands of other ShareForCures members, you provide scientists with a more diverse set of data to make new discoveries, faster.
Latest News & Information
Empowering Young Adults Through Research and Community: The ShareForCures® Alliance and Young Survival Coalition
ShareForCures and the ShareForCures Alliance Breast cancer research is evolving every day, thanks to the power of data and the individuals who contribute theirs. Susan G. Komen’s ShareForCures is a breast cancer research registry that connects scientists with real-world data from people who have or had breast cancer. Since every diagnosis is unique, combining information […]
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Statement on Passage of Critical Breast Imaging Legislation in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – APRIL 16, 2025 – Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today issued the following statement on the passage of SB 123, critical breast imaging legislation in Arkansas. Supplemental imaging is a critical form of breast cancer screening for some high-risk individuals. While Arkansas has policies that eliminate patient […]
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Iowa
Contact Us
Susan G. Komen Iowa
State Executive Director, Iowa and Nebraska:
Jennifer Redmond
Email:
jredmond@komen.org
Phone:
402-251-5355