Komen Roanoke Circle of Promise

Join the Komen Roanoke
Circle of Promise 

 The Circle of Promise is a campaign to educate African American women about their unique risks for breast cancer and to establish a network of sisterhood to spread the word about resources and education right here in the Roanoke Valley and nationally.  Although breast cancer continues to impact people from all backgrounds, there are significant differences within the mortality rates among racial groups. From 2000-2003 African American women had a 36 percent higher death rate than white women, giving them the highest death rate and poorest survival rate of any other racial or ethnic group for breast cancer in the U.S.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has pledged to do our part to ensure that African American women are empowered with the information and tools they need to take charge of their own health and serve as ambassadors in their local communities. Komen for the Cure's Circle of Promise campaign is designed to engage African American women to help end breast cancer forever by fostering increased awareness, support, empowerment and action.

We need your support in reclaiming African American women from breast cancer! Together, we can reduce the number of women dying from breast cancer and increase funding to find a cure.