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2Unstoppable

2Unstoppable

Nationwide

Free live small-group virtual exercise classes led by certified Cancer Exercise Specialists, for women with any cancer including metastatic disease.

Physical Support
4th Angel Mentoring Program

4th Angel Mentoring Program

Nationwide

Free one-on-one phone mentoring that pairs patients and caregivers with trained volunteers who have been there.

Peer SupportEmotional Support
ACS Cancer Action Network

ACS Cancer Action Network

Nationwide

The American Cancer Society's advocacy affiliate, fighting for laws and policies that help cancer patients and families.

PolicyAdvocacy
Action to Cure Kidney Cancer

Action to Cure Kidney Cancer

Nationwide

Provides education, community support, and research funding for kidney cancer.

EducationCommunity SupportResearch
Aim at Melanoma Foundation

Aim at Melanoma Foundation

Nationwide

Provides patient education, support resources, and melanoma research support.

EducationSupport ResourcesResearch
Air Care Alliance

Air Care Alliance

Nationwide

A central listing of free volunteer air transport groups serving patients nationwide.

Transportation
Air Charity Network

Air Charity Network

Nationwide

Volunteer pilots providing free air transportation to distant medical care.

Transportation
Alaska Breast and Cervical Screening Assistance Program

Alaska Breast and Cervical Screening Assistance Program

Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Breast and Cervical Screening Assistance Program helps eligible Alaskans access free breast and cervical cancer screenings including mammograms and pap tests. The program covers the cost of screening and diagnostic tests and connects participants to financial support for treatment when necessary.

Prevention & ScreeningFinancialPhysical
Alaska Cancer Partnership

Alaska Cancer Partnership

Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Cancer Partnership is a group of organizations and individuals working together to address cancer prevention, control, and survivorship in Alaska. They provide a comprehensive directory of resources to help people navigate cancer, whether they have been diagnosed or are caring for someone who has. The organization connects cancer patients and caregivers with social support programs, financial relief options, movement and nutrition resources, and provider training opportunities.

Prevention & ScreeningFinancialPhysical+1
Alaska Health Fair, Inc.

Alaska Health Fair, Inc.

Alaska

Alaska Health Fair provides health education and affordable blood screenings including prostate disease screening and PSA tests. The organization offers preventative health screenings that can help with early detection of various health conditions including cancer.

Prevention & ScreeningEducationProducts
Alaska Men's Run

Alaska Men's Run

Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Men's Run organizes an annual five-mile run and two-mile walk in Anchorage to raise funds and awareness for men's cancer issues. The organization uses race entry fees to fund educational activities, promote early detection, and provide financial aid to men and agencies fighting prostate and testicular cancer.

Prevention & ScreeningFinancialEducation+1
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - Colorectal Cancer Control Program

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - Colorectal Cancer Control Program

Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium operates a Colorectal Cancer Control Program that collaborates with regional Tribal health organizations to increase screening rates and decrease colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among Alaska Native people. The program provides evidence-based interventions, community education, provider training, and resources including patient navigation and screening support to improve colorectal cancer outcomes.

Prevention & ScreeningEducationProducts
Alaska Pediatric Surgery

Alaska Pediatric Surgery

Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Pediatric Surgery provides comprehensive pediatric oncology and hematology care for children with cancer and blood disorders. The organization offers compassionate treatment and support to families facing childhood cancer diagnoses, with access to state-of-the-art treatment through their participation in the Children's Oncology Group network.

Physical
Alaska Run for Women

Alaska Run for Women

Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Run for Women organizes an annual all-women running event to raise money for and awareness of breast cancer and women's health. The organization has raised more than $6.2 million since 1993 and provides grants to support the fight against breast cancer.

EducationFundraisers
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Nationwide

Provides travel funding, family support programs, research funding, and clinical trial support for childhood cancer families.

Travel FundingFamily SupportResearch+1
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Summer Camps

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Summer Camps

Nationwide

A nationwide directory of summer camps for children with cancer and their families, maintained by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

Camps
AliveAndKickn

AliveAndKickn

Nationwide

Advocacy and education for families affected by Lynch syndrome and hereditary colorectal cancer.

AwarenessHereditary Testing
American Academy of Dermatology

American Academy of Dermatology

Nationwide

Provides free skin cancer screenings, education, and access to dermatology specialists.

ScreeningsPhysician NetworkEducation
American Academy of Oral Medicine

American Academy of Oral Medicine

Nationwide

Provides specialist access and oral medicine expertise.

Specialist DirectoryClinical Expertise
American Association for Cancer Research

American Association for Cancer Research

Nationwide

The world's largest professional organization dedicated to preventing and curing cancer through research.

EducationResearch
American Brain Tumor Association

American Brain Tumor Association

Nationwide

Provides care consultants, support groups, education, and patient and caregiver resources nationwide.

HelplineCare ConsultantsSupport Groups+2
American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society

Nationwide

Provides helpline support, rides to treatment, Hope Lodge lodging, support groups, education, financial guidance, survivorship resources, and advocacy for all cancers.

HelplineRides To TreatmentLodging+12
American Cancer Society tlc

American Cancer Society tlc

Nationwide

The ACS catalog of low-cost wigs, hats, and mastectomy products designed for people in treatment.

Products
American Cancer Society, Alaska

American Cancer Society, Alaska

Alaska

The American Cancer Society has programs and services to help you manage cancer treatment and recovery and find the emotional support you need. And best of all, our help is free. Find programs and services in Alaska.

EmotionalPhysical
American Childhood Cancer Organization

American Childhood Cancer Organization

Nationwide

Provides family support resources, education, and advocacy for childhood cancer.

Family SupportEducationAdvocacy+2
American Head and Neck Society

American Head and Neck Society

Nationwide

Provides treatment standards and a physician network for expert head and neck cancer care.

Specialist DirectoryTreatment StandardsPhysician Network
American Institute for Cancer Research

American Institute for Cancer Research

Nationwide

Research and education on how diet, weight, and activity affect cancer risk and survivorship.

EducationNutritionAdvocacy+3
American Liver Foundation

American Liver Foundation

Nationwide

Provides liver-related support, education, helpline access, and navigation resources.

Patient SupportEducationHelpline+4
American Lung Association

American Lung Association

Nationwide

Provides education, Better Breathers support groups, prevention resources, and screening awareness.

Support GroupsEducationPrevention+2
American Sexual Health Association

American Sexual Health Association

Nationwide

Provides HPV education, prevention information, screening guidance, and cervical cancer-related resources.

HPV EducationPreventionScreening Guidance+1
American Thyroid Association

American Thyroid Association

Nationwide

Provides patient education, expert resources, and access to thyroid specialists.

Clinical GuidelinesExpert ResourcesPhysician Network+1
Anchorage Young Cancer Coalition

Anchorage Young Cancer Coalition

Anchorage, Alaska

The Anchorage Young Cancer Coalition provides emotional support and empowerment to young people facing cancer through community building and meaningful survivorship programs. The organization hosts multiple meetups per month with varied activities to improve quality of life for cancer patients diagnosed in their 20s, 30s, or 40s.

Emotional
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

Nationwide

Provides education, support, community, and conferences for rare blood cancers and disorders.

EducationSupportPatient Conferences+2
ASN

Arctic Slope Native Association

Utqiagvik, Alaska

Arctic Slope Native Association operates the Screening for Life Program, which provides cancer screening services including mammograms, pap smears, and colonoscopies for early detection of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. The organization serves residents of multiple Arctic Slope communities and aims to reduce cancer incidence through access to life-saving early detection screening services.

Prevention & Screening
Aurora Integrated Oncology Foundation

Aurora Integrated Oncology Foundation

Anchorage, Alaska

Aurora Integrated Oncology Foundation operates a network of cancer treatment centers across Alaska, providing radiation therapy and oncology services to patients throughout the state. The organization focuses on improving access to cancer prevention, treatment, and supportive care while partnering with local cancer support organizations to extend resources and assistance to Alaskans facing cancer.

Prevention & ScreeningPhysicalEducation
Basser Center for BRCA

Basser Center for BRCA

Nationwide

The first center devoted to BRCA-related cancers, with research, education, and patient resources.

EducationHereditary Testing
Be The Match

Be The Match

Nationwide

Provides marrow donor registry services, patient navigation, and financial grants for transplant patients.

Donor RegistryFinancial GrantsPatient Navigation+1
Beat the Odds Cancer Committee

Beat the Odds Cancer Committee

Petersburg, Alaska

Beat the Odds Cancer Committee supports local cancer-related programs in Petersburg and southeast Alaska, providing funding for cancer treatment travel, equipment training, and other support for patients and their families. The organization allocates funds to medical centers for chemotherapy equipment and training, home health services, counseling services, and other regional cancer support organizations.

EmotionalPhysicalEducation+1
Believe In Tomorrow Children's Foundation

Believe In Tomorrow Children's Foundation

Nationwide

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.

Family SupportHousing
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

Nationwide

Provides nationwide support groups, survivor matching, a bladder cancer helpline, education, webinars, research funding, and advocacy.

Support GroupsSurvivor MatchingHelpline+4
Blood Bank of Alaska

Blood Bank of Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Blood Bank of Alaska operates donation centers across Alaska to collect blood products including platelets that are essential for cancer patients to survive and fight their disease. The organization serves hospital patients throughout Alaska, with cancer patients being among those who critically depend on blood donations for their treatment and recovery.

PhysicalProducts
Blood Cancer United (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

Blood Cancer United (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

Nationwide

Provides financial assistance, patient navigation, support groups, education, and clinical trial navigation across blood cancers.

Financial AssistancePatient NavigationSupport Groups+10
Blue Faery

Blue Faery

Nationwide

Provides liver cancer support, education, awareness, and outreach.

Patient SupportEducationAwareness+1
Brain Tumor Network

Brain Tumor Network

Nationwide

Offers personalized navigation, support, and resources for brain tumor patients.

NavigationSupport ServicesResources
Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska

Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska

Fairbanks, Alaska

The Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska provides breast cancer screening services and educational programs throughout Alaska, with a focus on increasing awareness of early detection benefits. The organization serves patients in Fairbanks and travels to Alaskan communities where breast cancer screening services are not readily available, offering mobile mammography services regardless of insurance status.

Prevention & ScreeningEducationTransportation
Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Nationwide

Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.

ResearchInnovationEducation
Camp Goodtimes

Camp Goodtimes

Alaska

A camp for children and siblings affected by childhood cancer, serving families from Alaska and western Washington.

Camps
Camp Mak-A-Dream

Camp Mak-A-Dream

Nationwide

Free, medically supervised Montana camp programs for children, teens, and adults affected by cancer.

Community ProgramsCamps
Camp Quality USA

Camp Quality USA

Nationwide

Free summer camps and year-round programs for children with cancer and their families.

Camps
Camp Sunshine

Camp Sunshine

Nationwide

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.

CampsFamily Support
Cancer Connection of Southeast Alaska

Cancer Connection of Southeast Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

Cancer Connection of Southeast Alaska assists Southeast Alaskans living with cancer, their families, and support systems. The organization provides various support services including travel assistance, support groups, and other resources to help cancer patients and caregivers navigate their cancer journey.

EmotionalEducationTransportation
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition

Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition

Nationwide

A coalition database that matches patients to financial assistance programs by diagnosis and zip code.

Financial Assistance
Cancer for College

Cancer for College

Nationwide

College scholarships for cancer survivors and patients pursuing higher education.

Scholarships
Cancer Hope Network

Cancer Hope Network

Nationwide

One-on-one peer support matching patients and caregivers with trained survivor volunteers.

Peer SupportEmotional Support
Cancer Research Institute

Cancer Research Institute

Nationwide

The pioneer of cancer immunotherapy research, funding science that harnesses the immune system.

EducationResearch
Cancer Support Community

Cancer Support Community

Nationwide

Provides free emotional and practical support, helpline access, virtual and in-person support groups, education, survivorship programs, and advocacy.

Emotional SupportPractical SupportHelpline+5
Cancer Survivors' Fund

Cancer Survivors' Fund

Nationwide

Scholarships and prosthetic assistance to help young cancer survivors get on with their future plans.

Scholarships
CancerCare

CancerCare

Nationwide

Offers free counseling, support groups, educational workshops, limited financial assistance, and navigation support for all cancer types.

CounselingSupport GroupsEducational Workshops+6
Case for Smiles

Case for Smiles

Nationwide

Cheerful handmade pillowcases that brighten hospital rooms for kids in treatment.

Products
Casting for Recovery

Casting for Recovery

Nationwide

Free fly-fishing retreats that combine healing, support, and the outdoors for women with breast cancer.

Community ProgramsExperiences