Susan G. Komen for the Cure announces new LGBT advisory council

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The Advocate

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has announced the members of its new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons National Advisory Council.

The LGBT council joins five other recently formed advisory groups created to help the Komen organization address issues of breast health and cancer research within specific population groups.  Advisory council members will plan new strategies to decrease disparities in breast cancer mortality rates amongst young women, racial minorities, and sexual minorities.