National Cancer Support Resources
National organizations provide support across the U.S., including financial assistance, emotional support, education, and cancer-specific support.
2Unstoppable
Free live small-group virtual exercise classes led by certified Cancer Exercise Specialists, for women with any cancer including metastatic disease.
Visit Website4th Angel Mentoring Program
Free one-on-one phone mentoring that pairs patients and caregivers with trained volunteers who have been there.
Visit WebsiteACS Cancer Action Network
The American Cancer Society's advocacy affiliate, fighting for laws and policies that help cancer patients and families.
Visit WebsiteAction to Cure Kidney Cancer
Provides education, community support, and research funding for kidney cancer.
Visit WebsiteAim at Melanoma Foundation
Provides patient education, support resources, and melanoma research support.
Visit WebsiteAir Care Alliance
A central listing of free volunteer air transport groups serving patients nationwide.
Visit WebsiteAir Charity Network
Volunteer pilots providing free air transportation to distant medical care.
Visit WebsiteAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Provides travel funding, family support programs, research funding, and clinical trial support for childhood cancer families.
Visit WebsiteAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Summer Camps
A nationwide directory of summer camps for children with cancer and their families, maintained by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Visit WebsiteAliveAndKickn
Advocacy and education for families affected by Lynch syndrome and hereditary colorectal cancer.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Academy of Dermatology
Provides free skin cancer screenings, education, and access to dermatology specialists.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Academy of Oral Medicine
Provides specialist access and oral medicine expertise.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Association for Cancer Research
The world's largest professional organization dedicated to preventing and curing cancer through research.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Brain Tumor Association
Provides care consultants, support groups, education, and patient and caregiver resources nationwide.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Cancer Society
Provides helpline support, rides to treatment, Hope Lodge lodging, support groups, education, financial guidance, survivorship resources, and advocacy for all cancers.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Cancer Society tlc
The ACS catalog of low-cost wigs, hats, and mastectomy products designed for people in treatment.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Childhood Cancer Organization
Provides family support resources, education, and advocacy for childhood cancer.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Head and Neck Society
Provides treatment standards and a physician network for expert head and neck cancer care.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Institute for Cancer Research
Research and education on how diet, weight, and activity affect cancer risk and survivorship.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Liver Foundation
Provides liver-related support, education, helpline access, and navigation resources.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Lung Association
Provides education, Better Breathers support groups, prevention resources, and screening awareness.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Sexual Health Association
Provides HPV education, prevention information, screening guidance, and cervical cancer-related resources.
Visit WebsiteAmerican Thyroid Association
Provides patient education, expert resources, and access to thyroid specialists.
Visit WebsiteAplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
Provides education, support, community, and conferences for rare blood cancers and disorders.
Visit WebsiteBasser Center for BRCA
The first center devoted to BRCA-related cancers, with research, education, and patient resources.
Visit WebsiteBe The Match
Provides marrow donor registry services, patient navigation, and financial grants for transplant patients.
Visit WebsiteBelieve In Tomorrow Children's Foundation
Over 900,000 overnight accommodations provided to families of critically ill children from every state. Hospital housing near Johns Hopkins continues through an interim Residence Inn partnership while a new facility is built, alongside free respite houses in Maryland, Delaware, and North Carolina.
Visit WebsiteBladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Provides nationwide support groups, survivor matching, a bladder cancer helpline, education, webinars, research funding, and advocacy.
Visit WebsiteBlood Cancer United (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Provides financial assistance, patient navigation, support groups, education, and clinical trial navigation across blood cancers.
Visit WebsiteBrain Tumor Network
Offers personalized navigation, support, and resources for brain tumor patients.
Visit WebsiteBreast Cancer Research Foundation
Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.
Visit WebsiteCamp Mak-A-Dream
Free, medically supervised Montana camp programs for children, teens, and adults affected by cancer.
Visit WebsiteCamp Quality USA
Free summer camps and year-round programs for children with cancer and their families.
Visit WebsiteCamp Sunshine
Year round retreats in Casco, Maine for children with life threatening illnesses and their entire families, serving families from all 50 states free of charge.
Visit WebsiteCancer Financial Assistance Coalition
A coalition database that matches patients to financial assistance programs by diagnosis and zip code.
Visit WebsiteCancer for College
College scholarships for cancer survivors and patients pursuing higher education.
Visit WebsiteCancer Hope Network
One-on-one peer support matching patients and caregivers with trained survivor volunteers.
Visit WebsiteCancer Research Institute
The pioneer of cancer immunotherapy research, funding science that harnesses the immune system.
Visit WebsiteCancer Support Community
Provides free emotional and practical support, helpline access, virtual and in-person support groups, education, survivorship programs, and advocacy.
Visit WebsiteCancer Survivors' Fund
Scholarships and prosthetic assistance to help young cancer survivors get on with their future plans.
Visit WebsiteCancerCare
Offers free counseling, support groups, educational workshops, limited financial assistance, and navigation support for all cancer types.
Visit WebsiteCase for Smiles
Cheerful handmade pillowcases that brighten hospital rooms for kids in treatment.
Visit WebsiteCasting for Recovery
Free fly-fishing retreats that combine healing, support, and the outdoors for women with breast cancer.
Visit WebsiteCDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
The CDC's national programs for cancer prevention, screening access, and survivorship.
Visit WebsiteChildren With Hair Loss
Free human-hair replacements for children and young adults facing medical hair loss.
Visit WebsiteChildren's Oncology Camping Association
The association of oncology camps worldwide; find a member camp for your child.
Visit WebsiteCholangiocarcinoma Foundation
Provides support groups, education, patient registry access, and trial matching for bile duct cancers often grouped with liver cancers.
Visit WebsiteCleaning for a Reason
Free home cleanings for patients in treatment, donated by local cleaning companies.
Visit WebsiteColon Cancer Coalition
Runs awareness campaigns and community-based outreach around colorectal cancer and screening.
Visit WebsiteColontown
Provides a highly active digital peer support ecosystem with subgroups by mutation, stage, and treatment type.
Visit WebsiteColorectal Cancer Alliance
Provides patient and caregiver community support, peer matching, navigation, helpline support, screening programs, and some financial assistance.
Visit WebsiteConquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation
The ASCO foundation funding research and providing patient education through Cancer.Net resources.
Visit WebsiteCorporate Angel Network
Free flights to treatment aboard empty seats on corporate aircraft.
Visit WebsiteCureSearch for Children's Cancer
Provides research funding, education, and advocacy for childhood cancer.
Visit WebsiteDamon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Funds bold young scientists pursuing breakthrough cancer research.
Visit WebsiteDebbie's Dream Foundation
Awareness, patient support, education, and research for stomach cancer.
Visit WebsiteDream Foundation
Fulfills final dreams for terminally ill adults and their families nationwide.
Visit WebsiteEBeauty
A free wig exchange program that ships donated wigs to women in treatment nationwide.
Visit WebsiteEnd Brain Cancer Initiative
Provides patient navigation and helps connect people with advanced treatment options.
Visit WebsiteEndometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans
Provides awareness, education, and advocacy with a focus on Black women at higher risk of endometrial cancer.
Visit WebsiteEpic Experience
Free week-long adventure camps in the Colorado Rockies for adult cancer survivors and thrivers.
Visit WebsiteEsophageal Cancer Awareness Association
Provides education, support resources, and awareness for esophageal cancer.
Visit WebsiteExpect Miracles Foundation
SAMFund grants and scholarships that help young adult survivors move forward financially after treatment.
Visit WebsiteFamily Reach
Financial guidance and direct grants that keep families housed, fed, and in treatment.
Visit WebsiteFight Colorectal Cancer
Provides education, policy advocacy, research support, and clinical trial awareness for colorectal cancer.
Visit WebsiteFirst Descents
Free outdoor adventures, from kayaking to climbing, for young adults impacted by cancer.
Visit WebsiteFisher House Foundation
Free lodging for military and veteran families near care, plus Hero Miles flights for treatment travel.
Visit WebsiteFor Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation
Free respite vacations that give patients and their loved ones a break from cancer.
Visit WebsiteFORCE
Provides support and education around hereditary breast and related cancers, especially BRCA and other inherited risks.
Visit WebsiteFoundation for Women's Cancer
Provides gynecologic cancer education, survivorship courses, and patient support programs.
Visit WebsiteGIST Support International
Support and resources for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
Visit WebsiteGlioblastoma Foundation
Supports glioblastoma patients through research funding, awareness, and patient support.
Visit WebsiteGlioblastoma Research Organization
Funds research and provides resources for glioblastoma.
Visit WebsiteGlobal Liver Institute
Provides advocacy, education, and policy leadership around liver disease and liver cancer-related support.
Visit WebsiteGO2 for Lung Cancer
Provides helpline support, 1-on-1 patient support, clinical trial matching, financial assistance, and screening programs.
Visit WebsiteGood Days
Copay and travel assistance for people with chronic and life-altering conditions including cancer.
Visit WebsiteHair We Share
Free human-hair wigs for children and adults with medical hair loss, plus hair donation programs.
Visit WebsiteHairToStay
The first national nonprofit subsidizing scalp cooling so patients can keep their hair through chemotherapy.
Visit WebsiteHairy Cell Leukemia Foundation
Provides education and support resources for hairy cell leukemia patients.
Visit WebsiteHead and Neck Cancer Alliance
Provides screenings, education, survivorship support, and awareness for head and neck cancers.
Visit WebsiteHealthcare Hospitality Network
A network of nearly 200 nonprofit hospitality houses offering free or low-cost lodging for patients and families.
Visit WebsiteHealthTree Foundation
Provides data tools, education, community support, and trial navigation, especially for myeloma patients.
Visit WebsiteHealthWell Foundation
Grants that cover copays, premiums, and other out-of-pocket costs for underinsured patients.
Visit WebsiteHeavenly Hats Foundation
Free new hats for anyone who has lost their hair to treatment; more than 6.2 million hats donated to date.
Visit WebsiteHelp Hope Live
Trusted medical fundraising support for patients facing transplant-level and catastrophic expenses.
Visit WebsiteHirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Provides research funding, patient support programs, and awareness campaigns.
Visit WebsiteHIS Breast Cancer Awareness
Education and support for men with breast cancer and male BRCA carriers.
Visit WebsiteHodgkin's International
Focuses on improving quality of life for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors through education, connection, and late-effects resources.
Visit WebsiteHole in the Wall Gang Camp
Free camp experiences for children with serious illnesses, founded by Paul Newman.
Visit WebsiteHope Scarves
Scarves and survivor stories sent free to anyone in active treatment; more than 37,000 scarves delivered across all 50 states.
Visit WebsiteInheritance of Hope
Legacy retreats that create lasting memories for young families facing a parent's serious illness.
Visit WebsiteInternational Myeloma Foundation
Provides support groups, helpline resources, education, and advocacy for myeloma patients.
Visit WebsiteJack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation
WOW! Experiences that give families a treasured getaway when a parent has late-stage cancer.
Visit WebsiteJoe's House
A nationwide lodging guide that helps cancer patients find places to stay near treatment centers.
Visit WebsiteKesem
Free camps and year-round programs for children whose parent has cancer, run by trained college students.
Visit WebsiteKidney Cancer Association
Provides education, webinars, community support, trial awareness, and research funding for kidney cancer.
Visit WebsiteKidneyCAN
Provides advocacy, patient engagement, community building, and research acceleration.
Visit WebsiteKnots of Love
Handmade chemo caps and blankets, donated free to patients across the country.
Visit WebsiteLet's Win Pancreatic Cancer
Provides survivor stories, innovative treatment awareness, and research-driven content.
Visit WebsiteLeukemia Research Foundation
Provides education, community programs, and research support across blood cancers.
Visit WebsiteLight of Life Foundation
Provides awareness, education, and early detection messaging for thyroid cancer.
Visit WebsiteLittle Pink Houses of Hope
Free week-long beach vacations for breast cancer patients and their families.
Visit WebsiteLivestrong Foundation
Provides free resources, fertility preservation support, personalized resource requests, advocacy, survivor stories, and quality-of-life tools.
Visit WebsiteLiving Beyond Breast Cancer
Provides support groups, helpline resources, and educational programs for all stages of breast cancer.
Visit WebsiteLocks of Love
Hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children experiencing long-term medical hair loss.
Visit WebsiteLook Good Feel Better
Free workshops and resources that help people manage the appearance side effects of treatment.
Visit WebsiteLung Cancer Research Foundation
Provides education, awareness, and lung cancer research support.
Visit WebsiteLUNGevity Foundation
Provides nationwide support groups, education, research support, and survivorship programs.
Visit WebsiteLymphoma Research Foundation
Provides lymphoma-specific education, support services, helpline resources, and clinical trial awareness.
Visit WebsiteMagic Yarn Project
Whimsical princess and superhero yarn wigs, handmade for children fighting cancer.
Visit WebsiteMale Breast Cancer Global Alliance
Support, advocacy, and peer connection for men with breast cancer, including hereditary risk education.
Visit WebsiteMaple Tree Cancer Alliance
Free individualized exercise oncology programs at 86 locations, serving more than 8,000 patients a year.
Visit WebsiteMDS Foundation
Provides MDS education, resources, research funding, and patient support.
Visit WebsiteMelanoma Research Alliance
Funds melanoma research and scientific advancement nationally.
Visit WebsiteMelanoma Research Foundation
Provides patient support, helpline resources, support groups, advocacy, and research for melanoma.
Visit WebsiteMeningioma Mommas
Peer support and resources specifically for meningioma patients and caregivers.
Visit WebsiteMercy Medical Angels
Free ground and air transportation to medical care for patients who cannot afford to travel.
Visit WebsiteMiracle Flights
Free commercial flights for children and families who must travel far for specialized care.
Visit WebsiteMultiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Provides clinical trial matching, precision medicine initiatives, research funding, and patient education for myeloma.
Visit WebsiteMy Faulty Gene
Free genetic testing assistance for families with hereditary cancer risk, including grants of up to $250 for diagnostic testing and $125 for genetic counseling, paid directly to providers.
Visit WebsiteNational Bone Marrow Transplant Link
Provides peer support, caregiver support, education, and transplant journey support.
Visit WebsiteNational Brain Tumor Society
Provides education, advocacy, research funding, and community resources for brain tumor patients.
Visit WebsiteNational Breast Cancer Foundation
Provides patient navigation, free mammogram programs, early detection help, education, and support.
Visit WebsiteNational Cancer Institute
Provides evidence-based information on all cancer types, clinical trial search, coping resources, and prevention, detection, and treatment guidance.
Visit WebsiteNational Cervical Cancer Coalition
Provides local and virtual support chapters, education, awareness, HPV prevention resources, and survivor community support.
Visit WebsiteNational Children's Cancer Society
Beyond the Cure awards 58 scholarships of $3,500 each academic year to childhood cancer survivors, plus family support programs.
Visit WebsiteNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
The oldest survivor-led advocacy organization, working to make quality cancer care accessible for all survivors.
Visit WebsiteNational Lymphedema Network
Education and resources for preventing and managing lymphedema after cancer treatment.
Visit WebsiteNational Organization for Rare Disorders
Supports patients with rare disorders and rare brain tumors through financial assistance and access programs.
Visit WebsiteNational Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Provides support, education, awareness, and community programs for ovarian cancer.
Visit WebsiteNational Pancreas Foundation
Provides Centers of Excellence access, education, and support resources around pancreatic disease including cancer.
Visit WebsiteNational Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Supports research and clinical trials focused on more effective and less toxic treatments for children.
Visit WebsiteNational Society of Genetic Counselors
Find a certified genetic counselor near you for hereditary cancer risk assessment.
Visit WebsiteNCI-CONNECT
NCI program for rare brain and spine tumors with clinical trials and resources.
Visit WebsiteNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation
Provides research funding, education, and patient resources for neuroendocrine tumors.
Visit WebsiteNo Stomach For Cancer
Provides education, family support, and hereditary gastric cancer awareness.
Visit WebsiteOral Cancer Foundation
Provides education, awareness, screening information, and patient resources.
Visit WebsiteOvarian Cancer Research Alliance
Provides patient support, education, advocacy, research funding, and policy leadership.
Visit WebsitePAN Foundation
Helps underinsured patients afford out-of-pocket costs for critical treatments.
Visit WebsitePancreatic Cancer Action Network
Provides Patient Central navigation, clinical trial matching, financial assistance, advocacy, and research support.
Visit WebsitePancreatic Cancer Hope Network
Provides community support and educational resources for pancreatic cancer.
Visit WebsitePatient Advocate Foundation
Free case management and financial aid that helps patients resolve insurance, billing, and access problems.
Visit WebsitePediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Provides family support programs, camps, financial assistance, and education for pediatric brain tumor families.
Visit WebsitePhil's Friends
Faith-based care packages and cards of hope delivered to people facing cancer.
Visit WebsitePinky Swear Foundation
Helps kids with cancer and their families with financial and emotional support, from bills to college scholarships.
Visit WebsitePrevent Cancer Foundation
Dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection through research, education, and community grants.
Visit WebsiteProject Linus
Handmade blankets delivered to seriously ill children through local chapters in every state.
Visit WebsiteProstate Cancer Foundation
Provides education, awareness, and major national research funding for prostate cancer.
Visit WebsiteProstate Cancer Research Institute
Provides treatment decision guidance and highly detailed educational resources.
Visit WebsiteReel Recovery
Free fly-fishing retreats where men with cancer find camaraderie and conversation.
Visit WebsiteRonald McDonald House Charities
Provides free or low-cost housing near hospitals and family support services during treatment travel.
Visit WebsiteSarcoma Alliance
Provides financial assistance grants, second opinion support, and peer support for sarcoma patients nationwide.
Visit WebsiteSarcoma Coalition
Serves as a hub directory of sarcoma support groups, foundations, and resources across the U.S.
Visit WebsiteSarcoma Foundation of America
Provides education, advocacy, research funding, and clinical trial information for sarcomas, including bone cancers.
Visit WebsiteSave Your Skin Foundation
Provides patient support, education, and advocacy for skin cancer patients.
Visit WebsiteSharsheret
National support for women and families facing breast and ovarian cancer, with special expertise in hereditary risk.
Visit WebsiteSkin Cancer Foundation
Provides free skin cancer screening programs, prevention resources, education, and awareness campaigns.
Visit WebsiteSociety of Gynecologic Oncology
Provides a national specialist network, treatment guidelines, and physician directory.
Visit WebsiteSt. Baldrick's Foundation
The largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, powered by head-shaving fundraisers.
Visit WebsiteStand Up To Cancer
Funds collaborative dream teams of researchers working to bring new treatments to patients faster.
Visit WebsiteStupid Cancer
Community, meetups, and digital support built for adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Visit WebsiteSunrise Association
Free full summer day camps and year round programs for children with cancer and their siblings, with camps across the United States and beyond.
Visit WebsiteSupport for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
Provides local and virtual support groups, peer support, and caregiver support.
Visit WebsiteSusan G. Komen
Provides financial assistance, a breast care helpline, navigation, and education nationwide.
Visit WebsiteTesticular Cancer Awareness Foundation
Provides education, awareness, survivor stories, and community engagement.
Visit WebsiteTesticular Cancer Society
Provides awareness campaigns, education, early detection messaging, and outreach.
Visit WebsiteTHANC Foundation
Research, education, and patient support for thyroid and head and neck cancers.
Visit WebsiteThe Assistance Fund
Helps patients with critical illnesses cover copays, premiums, and other treatment-related costs.
Visit WebsiteThe National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Need-based scholarships and support services for young adults pursuing education during and after cancer.
Visit WebsiteThe Pink Fund
Ninety-day non-medical financial aid that covers housing, transportation, and utilities during breast cancer treatment.
Visit WebsiteThyCa
Provides extensive support groups, educational resources, conferences, and survivor community support.
Visit WebsiteThyroid Cancer Alliance
Provides awareness and educational resources through collaboration across thyroid cancer organizations.
Visit WebsiteTriage Cancer
Free education on the legal, financial, and practical issues that come with cancer, including insurance, work, and finances.
Visit WebsiteTrue North Treks
Free backcountry treks and mindfulness for young adult survivors and caregivers.
Visit WebsiteU.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The independent panel that sets evidence-based screening recommendations, from mammograms to colonoscopies.
Visit WebsiteUlman Foundation
Support and scholarships for adolescents and young adults impacted by cancer.
Visit WebsiteUrology Care Foundation
Patient education and resources for urologic conditions including rare cancers.
Visit WebsiteUs TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network
Provides support groups, peer support, and education for prostate cancer patients.
Visit WebsiteV Foundation
Funds game-changing cancer research nationwide in honor of Jim Valvano's enduring message: don't give up.
Visit WebsiteVerma Foundation
Free custom cap wigs, made with real hair, for women and children fighting cancer.
Visit WebsiteWigs for Kids
Custom hair replacements for children who have lost their hair, at no cost to families.
Visit WebsiteWonders & Worries
Free professional support that helps children cope while a parent faces a serious illness.
Visit WebsiteWorld Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition
Connects bladder cancer organizations worldwide and supports advocacy, awareness, and patient resource sharing.
Visit WebsiteYoung Survival Coalition
Supports younger breast cancer patients with peer support, fertility resources, and survivorship education.
Visit WebsiteZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer
Provides patient support, helpline access, financial assistance, advocacy, and education.
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