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Four women sit at a table at the Susan G. Komen EmpowerED: Education After Diagnosis event. The woman on the far right is speaking and the three other women are watching.

Komen’s EmpowerED: Education After Diagnosis Event Highlights the Power of Asking for Help from Others

There’s power in asking for help from others. For the nearly 320,000 people in the U.S. who will hear the words “you have breast cancer” this year, the emotional challenges can be just as tough and complicated as the physical ones. After the initial shock of a diagnosis starts to fade, many people find themselves riding a tidal wave of emotions as they struggle to come to terms with a new reality; one where asking for help from others becomes more important than ever.  […]