Ignite the promise: 1st Global Advocate Summit on Breast Cancer. The Pulse | January 1, 2008| | COPYRIGHT 2008 Montana Nurses Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Budapest, Hungary, a beautiful European city straddling the Danube River, was host city for the 1st Global Advocate Summit on Breast Cancer, sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure held in September 2007. I was fortunate to have been selected as one of 25 US Delegates to participate in this historic meeting. Prior to the conference, I attended a luncheon at the White House hosted by First Lady Laura Bush who is the Komen Global Summit Co-Chair, and longtime supporter of the Komen organization.

Just a short 25 years ago, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation ...

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