American Airlines and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

American Airlines, the worlds largest airline, has partnered with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to take on the world's deadliest form of breast cancer - Inflammatory Breast Cancer. According to Andrea Huguely, an American Airlines Spokesperson, "There really have not been any significant changes of diagnosis or survival rate for patients in over 30 years, That's why we chose IBC over other types of breast cancer."

IBC tends to spread before patients realize they have it. By the time a patient is diagnosed, the cancer is Stage 3b or Stage 4. That's what happened to me. I had no early symptoms and was diagnosed with Stage 3b. The survival rate is only 30 to 50%, compared to traditional breast cancer that if caught early has a 98% survival rate.

On Monday, American Airlines unveiled 2 of 8 planes featuring a pink ribbon that runs the length of the fuselage. Since one woman out of eight will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, it's no coincidence that ribbons will be featured on eight of American Airlines aircraft.


American Airlines has pledged $7.5 million for IBC research and will raise money through various fundraisers and give travelers air miles in exchange for donations. This money will fund the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s first Promise Grant – for a five-year study of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, which today is known as the foremost authority in the country for IBC.

So if you are traveling...and if you can....fly American!! It's for a good cause!