Brinker, Nancy G. (1946–)

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Brinker, Nancy G. (1946–)

American leader in fight against breast cancer. Born Nancy Goodman, 1946, in Peoria, Illinois; lives in Florida; sister of Susan G. Komen (1944–1980); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BA in sociology, 1968; m. 2nd husband, Norman Brinker (restaurateur), 1981; children: son Eric from a previous marriage.

Founded Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (1982), the world's leading catalyst in fight against breast cancer, in memory of sister Susan; appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board by President Reagan (1986); appointed to run President's Cancer Panel and monitor progress of National Cancer Program by President George H.W. Bush (1990); founded In Your Corner, a business for health and wellness products (1994); appointed US ambassador to Hungary by President George W. Bush (2001); wrote The Race Is Run One Step at a Time and 1,000 Questions About Women's Health.

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