She the People - Komen, go back to your roots By Donna Trussell (author/ovarian cancer survivor) (including public comments)

"...... There is a school of thought that when charity founders retire or die, the organizations should die with them. The original mission gets lost amid the everyday tasks of promoting a brand, delivering services, and managing employees.......What did surprise me about Susan Komen’s story was how similar cancer experiences are. When you have a less publicized form of cancer, you tend to notice the boundaries between cancers, and the unequal allocation of resources......."