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We evaluated the helpfulness of informational, emotional, and decision‐making support received by women newly diagnosed with breast cancer from their family, friends, and health care providers. Data were collected at two time points via patient surveys: baseline on an average 2 months post‐diagnosis and follow‐up at 5 months post‐baseline. In the period closer to diagnosis, majority of the women received helpful informational support from health care providers (84.0%); helpful emotional support from family (85%), friends (80.4%), and providers (67.1%); and helpful decision‐making support from providers (75.2%) and family (71.0%). Emotional support at baseline and emotional and informational support at 5‐month follow‐up were significantly associated with patients' health‐related quality of life and self‐efficacy outcomes (p<0.01). Perceived helpfulness of informational, emotional, and decision‐making …