Know Your Girls™

Personal Stories

Mothers. Daughters. Wives. Supporters. Survivors. Advocates. Read about real women’s experiences with breast cancer in their own words.

  • being diagnosed with breast cancer

    Katrina

    6 min read
  • supporting a friend

    Bianca

    4 min read
  • surviving breast cancer

    TeMaya

    4 min read
  • getting a first mammogram

    Tina

    3 min read
  • accessing care

    Renee

    5 min read
  • talking about family health history

    Alicia

    4 min read
  • advocating for yourself

    Desiree

    4 min read

Get Informed

Explore resources to help you understand your breast health and talk to your doctor to figure out what’s right for you.

  • Breast Health Basics
    • 10 reasons to care about breast cancer
    • How to take charge of your breast health
    • 5 lifestyle practices for better breast health
    • Know your normal
  • Understanding your risk
    • Know your risk tool
    • What do genes have to do with breast cancer?
    • Start talking: The importance of family health history
    • Know your risk of breast cancer
  • Getting good care
    • How to get health care that’s affordable (and good)
    • 7 tips for being your own best advocate
    • Questions to ask your doctor about breast health
  • Screening basics
    • 5 things to know about breast cancer screening
    • Mammogram FAQs: Here’s what to expect
    • Everything you should know if you need a follow-up test

Get Involved

Stay connected with Know Your Girls and learn how to take action for breast health in your community.

  • United we thrive: How to support breast health in your community
  • Share your story

About the Campaign

Find out why the Ad Council and Susan G. Komen are partnering on this important campaign to address health disparities.

  • About the Know Your Girls™ campaign
  • Read about our partners
  • Contact us
    • A new normal and the business of getting healthy
    • April’s village
    • An opportunity to live
    • Don’t play around with your health: Get the mammogram
    • From one test to the next
    • Knowing your family health history is life-saving
    • Question, educate, empower
      • 10 reasons to care about breast cancer
      • How to take charge of your breast health
      • 5 lifestyle practices for better breast health
      • Know your normal
      • Know your risk tool
      • What do genes have to do with breast cancer?
      • Start talking: The importance of family health history
      • Know your risk of breast cancer
      • How to get health care that’s affordable (and good)
      • 7 tips for being your own best advocate
      • Questions to ask your doctor about breast health
      • 5 things to know about breast cancer screening
      • Mammogram FAQs: Here’s what to expect
      • Everything you should know if you need a follow-up test
    • United we thrive: How to support breast health in your community
    • Share your story
    • About the Know Your Girls™ campaign
    • Read about our partners
    • Contact us

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Personal Stories

  • A new normal and the business of getting healthy
  • April’s village
  • An opportunity to live
  • Don’t play around with your health: Get the mammogram
  • From one test to the next
  • Knowing your family health history is life-saving
  • Question, educate, empower

Get Involved

  • United we thrive: How to support breast health in your community
  • Share your story

About the Campaign

  • About the Know Your Girls™ campaign
  • Read about our partners
  • Contact us

Health Resources

  • About breast cancer
  • About family health history
  • About follow-up tests
  • About screening
  • Be your own best advocate
  • Get affordable health care
  • Know your normal
  • Know your risk
  • Know your risk tool
  • Learn more about genes
  • Mammogram FAQs: Here’s what to expect
  • Questions for your doctor
  • Reduce your risk
  • Support breast health
  • Take charge of your health

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