Northwest Ohio
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.
Northwest Ohio
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.
Save the Date
Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025
The 2025 Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. Join our Facebook group to stay up to date with the Race for the Cure and make an impact.
Ending breast cancer needs all of us.
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Volley for the Cure
The 2024 Ohio Volley for the Cure season is open. Volleyball teams of all ages are welcome to join us, host a pink game, and make an impact as one sport with one mission to end breast cancer forever.
Register your team today.
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Thank You to Our NBCAM Partners
Ending breast cancer needs all of us. Thank you to all the restaurants, retailers, sports teams and schools that harnessed the passion of community during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to make a real difference in our mission to end breast cancer forever. We hope you find inspiration and joy in our community year round.
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Engage your employees in our mission to end breast cancer forever.
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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Breast Cancer Moments
Sharing our stories helps us draw strength from one another.
We invite your to share your own story to inspire, comfort, and support others.
We want to hear your story!
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.
General Volunteer Interest Survey
Local Events
Join the fight to end breast cancer by attending an event in Northwest Ohio!
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Our Impact in Northwest Ohio
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
88
Counties in Ohio 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
Advocating for Myself Led to Paget Disease & DCIS Diagnoses
For two years, Laura struggled to get a correct diagnosis for what was happening to her body before finally learning she had Paget disease of the breast and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). "The news was overwhelming, but I felt a sense of relief," she said.
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Statement on Passage of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation in Massachusetts
BOSTON – Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today issued the following statement on the passage of H.4918, critical breast imaging legislation in Massachusetts. Diagnostic and supplemental imaging is a critical form of breast cancer screening for some high-risk individuals and an important step in determining the need for a biopsy to […]
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Northwest Ohio
Contact Us
Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio
Development Director, NW Ohio:
Gretchen Awad
Email:
gawad@komen.org
Phone:
567-200-2327