Take these steps after your early breast cancer diagnosis

Meet Your Guide
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Maimah Karmo
Advocate

At 32, Maimah Karmo was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and founded the Tigerlily Foundation while having chemotherapy. Tigerlily educates and empowers young women “before, during, and after cancer,” especially those of underrepresented ethnic backgrounds and underserved communities. She wrote "Fearless: Awakening to My Life’s Purpose Through Breast Cancer," and was recognized by Oprah Winfrey as a thought leader helping others to transform their lives.

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Maimah Karmo, breast cancer survivor; founder, CEO, Tigerlily Foundation.

Stanford Medicine: “Breast Cancer Treatment Planning.”

Tigerlily Foundation: “Diagnosis.”

American Cancer Society: “Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Breast Cancer.”

American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book: “Disparities in Breast Cancer Associated With African American Identity.”