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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
Addy Joy's Hope

Addy Joy's Hope

Centerton, Arkansas

Addy Joy's Hope is a foundation dedicated to ending DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) through funding research for a cure, raising awareness, and supporting families who have loved ones fighting DIPG.

ResearchFoundationsEmotional+1
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
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, Arkansas

American Cancer Society, Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas

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 Arkansas.

EducationEmotionalAdvocacy+2
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
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
Arkansas 211

Arkansas 211

Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas 211 operates a comprehensive resource database that connects individuals to various support services throughout Arkansas. The organization provides access to healthcare resources, financial assistance, and community services for cancer patients and others in need.

Education
Arkansas Cancer Coalition

Arkansas Cancer Coalition

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Cancer Coalition connects people to take a stronger stance on cancer in Arkansas. The organization serves over 1000 members across the state and helps connect cancer patients to programs and resources offered by partner organizations.

AdvocacyEducationEmotional
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (Colorectal Cancer)

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (Colorectal Cancer)

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement is a nonpartisan, independent health policy center that conducts research and advocacy on health issues including colorectal cancer. The organization provides evidence-based research and advocacy to improve cancer prevention and outcomes in Arkansas.

AdvocacyResearchEducation
Arkansas Children's Hospital Cancer and Blood Disorders Program

Arkansas Children's Hospital Cancer and Blood Disorders Program

Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas Children's Hospital operates a Cancer and Blood Disorders Program with expert doctors and care teams who specialize in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating childhood cancers and blood disorders.

PhysicalResearch
Arkansas Hospice

Arkansas Hospice

North Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas Hospice provides hospice and palliative care services to patients facing serious illnesses including cancer and their families. The organization offers comprehensive end-of-life care, grief support, and pediatric care across 44 of the state's 75 counties.

PhysicalEmotional
Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition works to increase ovarian cancer awareness and education throughout Arkansas. The organization provides support for newly diagnosed patients and caregivers, offers educational resources, and hosts events to promote awareness and fundraising.

EducationEmotionalAdvocacy+1
Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation

Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation educates, encourages and engages with men to make informed healthcare decisions regarding prostate cancer. The organization sponsors awareness campaigns, conducts public education, operates survivor support groups, and provides screening programs throughout Arkansas.

EducationPrevention & ScreeningEmotional+1
Arkansas Urology Foundation

Arkansas Urology Foundation

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Urology Foundation provides free health screenings for men across Arkansas and supports comprehensive urological care to underserved communities. The organization focuses on education, community outreach, and screening programs.

Prevention & ScreeningEducationFoundations
Baptist Health Breast Health

Baptist Health Breast Health

Little Rock, Arkansas

Baptist Health provides comprehensive breast health services including preventive care and treatments for women. The organization offers advanced mammography screening, 3D imaging technology, and nurse navigation.

Prevention & ScreeningPhysical
Baptist Health Foundation

Baptist Health Foundation

Little Rock, Arkansas

Baptist Health Foundation supports healthcare initiatives including women's health and oncology programs through grants and fundraising efforts.

FoundationsFundraisersFinancial
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
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 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 Research Foundation

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Nationwide

Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.

ResearchInnovationEducation
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 Arkansas

Camp Quality Arkansas

Bald Knob, Arkansas

Free summer camp for children diagnosed with cancer, with siblings welcome as space permits.

Camps
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 Challenge

Cancer Challenge

Bentonville, Arkansas

Cancer Challenge supports cancer patients and their families in Northwest Arkansas by funding local cancer programs and services. The organization has provided cancer services to more than 500,000 people in Northwest Arkansas.

FoundationsFinancialFundraisers
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 Friends Ministries

Cancer Friends Ministries

Little Rock, Arkansas

Cancer Friends Ministries provides hope, encouragement and spiritual nourishment to cancer patients, survivors and care partners through prayer, individual support matches, and group activities. A ministry of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church.

Emotional
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
CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control

CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control

Nationwide

The CDC's national programs for cancer prevention, screening access, and survivorship.

ScreeningEducationPrevention