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, September 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
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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Worship in Pink
Are you interested in bringing breast health education to your faith-based community? Worship in Pink is a turnkey program that is easy to implement and available in both English in Spanish. This program creates and amplifies the conversation about breast health and Komen’s suite of services and resources available to your community.
Dine Out/Shop for the Cure
Restaurants and retailers across Northwest Ohio 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 Northwest Ohio breast cancer community with Dine Out/Shop for the Cure!
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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
Volunteer at the 2025 Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure
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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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
Shining a Spotlight on More Effective Treatments for HER2+ MBC
Despite important advances in breast cancer treatment, the disease can still find ways to outsmart even the best therapies. People living with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (HER2+ MBC) often respond well to treatments at first, with tumors shrinking or slowing down, but the effectiveness of these drugs doesn’t always last. Through the EmpowHER-303 clinical trial […]
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Statement on Passage of Vital Cancer Legislation in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – MAY 30, 2025 – Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today issued the following statement on the passage of two vital cancer policies in Oklahoma that will eliminate patient cost for supplemental breast imaging and genetic testing. “We express immense gratitude to Rep. Melissa Provenzano, Sen. Brenda Stanley […]
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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