From Sore to Soar

Coping with Cancer

AT-A-Glance

Cancer - the uncontrollable spread of abnormal cells, destroying normal body tissue

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear” - unknown

Supportive Advosources

  • Adolescent and Young Adult program (AYA) at Children’s Mercy Kansas City

    • Website: Multiple hospitals and Cancer Centers

    • Description: Support patients 13-21 receiving cancer or blood disorders by offering training support and social work by training child-life professionals, nutrition, and fertility, receive full support transitioning into adulthood

  • * Amanda’s Hope - Comfy Cozy for Chemo

  • $ Angela Andrade Foundation

    • Website: http://angelaandradefoundation.blogspot.com/

    • Description: 4 grants available in 2023 in the amount of $1800 used for financial assistance to metastatic breast cancer patients receiving treatment for outstanding medical bills, mortgage payments, tuition assistance, financial assistance for vacation

  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    • Website: https://www.aacr.org

    • Description: A cancer research organization dedicated to accelerating the conquest of cancer

  • American Cancer Society - Extended Stay America Program

    • Website: https://www.cancer.org

    • description: A supportive cancer organization providing information on cancer, community outreach, and recovery programs, provides lodging assistance for individuals with cancer

  • $ American Children’s Cancer Benevolence Fund (ACCBF)

    • Phone: 813-550-8999

    • Description: Grants of financial support

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

  • ALSAC - American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

    • Website: https://www.stjude.org

    • Description: The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  • Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer

    • Website: https://www.hatcherfoundation.org

    • Description: Erase effects of pediatric cancer, optimize quality of life through specialized interventions at time of diagnosis through survivorship

  • $ The BstronG Forever Foundation

    • Website: unknown

    • Description: Provides financial assistance through charitable giving to families of children diagnosed with life threatening illnesses, supporting St. Jude Children’s Research hospital

  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation

    • Website: www.bcrf.org

    • Description: Prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing research

  • Cancer Research Institute

    • Website: https://www.cancerresearch.org

    • Description: Leading the field with support for immunotherapy research and clinical trials, funding revolutionary breakthroughs to cure all types of cancer.

  • Cancer Relief Macmillian Fund

  • $ CancerCare.org

    • Website: https://www.cancercare.org

    • Description: Provides counseling, case management, financial assistance, support groups, and community programs for patients, survivors, caregivers, loved ones, and healthcare professionals

  • $ Children’s Cancer Research Fund

    • Website: http://www.childrenscancer.org

    • Description: dedicated to finding more effective treatments and cures for kids with cancer and also fund resources and programs that help families who are fighting cancer stay strong, find community, and take care of themselves

  • Caner Support Community - Gilda’s Club

  • Cities Cancer Challenge

  • City of Hope

    • Website: https://www.cityofhope.org

    • Description: research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases in California, advancing research and treatment protocols.

    • Location: California

  • Conquer Cancer - The ASCO Foundation             

    • Website: unknown

    • Description: founded by cancer doctors to advance prevention, treatment and cues of all types of cancer

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • * Good Wishes

  • Hope has Arrived

  • i-Spy

  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer Tissue Bank

  • Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services

    • Website: https://www.jacobsheart.org

    • Description: provides California family-centered care team that addresses the emotional, practical, and financial struggles for families of children and teens during treatment, families experiencing anticipatory grief, and those who are bereaved

  • Lemieux Family Center

  • Less Cancer

    $ Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

    • Website: https://www.lls.org

    • Description: Started as the Robert Roesler de Villiers Foundation, dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other blood cancers, Provides funds to eligible patients with assistance for non-medical expenses

  • $ Live Like Bella - Childhood Cancer Foundation

    • Website: https://livelikebella.org/

    • Description: Assisting pediatric families undergoing treatment, assists with medical co-pays and basic needs

  • $ Living Beyond Breast Cancer Fund

    • Website: https://www.lbbc.org/

    • Description: financial assistance used for living expenses only such as rent, mortgage, car payment, car insurance, phone, internet, cable, electricity/gas, funds are not given directly to the applicant

  • Livestrong Foundation

  • * Love Hope Strength Foundation (USA)

  • *$ Luke Neuhedel Foundation

    • Website: http://www.lukefund.org/

    • Description: Gifts, grants, support, and entertainment to children undergoing or have gone through pediatric cancer

  • Lungevity Foundation

  • Magee-Women’s Research the Institute & Foundation

  • Marie Curie Charity

  • Mario Lemieux Foundation for Cancer Research

  • McCabe Center for Law & Cancer

  • $ Myositis Support and Understanding (MSU)

    • Website: https://understandingmyositis.org/

    • Description: $2000 yearly assistance for medical bills, housing expenses, medical bills, mobility devices bills for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, muscle, skin biopsy, imaging, EMG, bloodwork

  • NCD Alliance

    • Website: https://ncdalliance.org/

    • Description: unite civil society and drive action on noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention and care

  • National Breast Cancer Coalition

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI):

    • Website: www.cancer.gov

    • Description Guide to cancer basics, diagnosis and treatment

  • National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

  • $ The Pink Fund

    • Website: https://pinkfund.org/

    • Description: short-term financial aid for basic living experiences on the behavior of breast cancer patients who have lost all or part of their treatment during active treatment

  • $ Ovarian Cancer Patient Charity Project (OCPCP)

    • Website: https://ovariancancerpatientcharityproject.yolasite.com/

    • Description: helping patients, spreading awareness and financial assistance for gynecological and breast cancer patients with no or limited coverage, to be used for treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, medication, household bills, car payments, daycare, food, medical bills, and mention the amount requesting

  • $ Remember Betty Foundaton

  • $ Samfund - Grants for Cancer Survivors

  • Share Cancer Support Organization:

  • $ Sisters Network, Inc.

    • Website: https://www.sistersnetworkinc.org/

    • Description: Assists breast cancer survivors facing financial challenges while undergoing treatment, Karen E Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program

  • Stand Up to Cancer

  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure

  • This is Living with Cancer

  • Understand Cancer together

  • Union for International Cancer Control’s (UICC)

  • William K Bowes, Jr Foundation

  • * Woman’s Cancer Pavilion

  • World Cancer Congress

  • Y-Me - Breast Cancer Network of Strength

    • Website: unknown

    • Description: National breast cancer organization with chapters

  • * Yuri’s Night & Cosmic Odyssey Scholarship

    • Website: https://yurisnight.net

    • Description: Cancer patients or survivors can apply to attend summer camp at the Huntsville US Space & Rocket Center Museum at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center complete with travel, tuition, lodging, food, certificate, space camp wings, and awesome space swag

Campaigns

  • Avon Foundation for Women - Breast Cancer Fund

  • Give Cancer the boot

  • Light Up the Night

  • No One Fights Alone

References

Perlmutter, J., Bell, S. K., Darien, G. (2013). Cancer Research Advocacy: Past, Present, and Future. American Association for Cancer Research.

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