2Unstoppable
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Free live small-group virtual exercise classes led by certified Cancer Exercise Specialists, for women with any cancer including metastatic disease.
Physical Support
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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
Nationwide
The American Cancer Society's advocacy affiliate, fighting for laws and policies that help cancer patients and families.
PolicyAdvocacy
ACSi Se Puede Hispanic/Latino Advocacy Alliance
Washington, District of Columbia
ACSíSe Puede works to reduce cancer disparities in Hispanic and Latino communities through advocacy, policy initiatives, and community engagement. The organization increases awareness, strengthens partnerships, influences public policy priorities, and recruits volunteers that reflect the unique cultural backgrounds of diverse Hispanic and Latino communities.
AdvocacyEducation
Action to Cure Kidney Cancer
Nationwide
Provides education, community support, and research funding for kidney cancer.
EducationCommunity SupportResearch
Aim at Melanoma Foundation
Nationwide
Provides patient education, support resources, and melanoma research support.
EducationSupport ResourcesResearch
Air Care Alliance
Nationwide
A central listing of free volunteer air transport groups serving patients nationwide.
Transportation
Air Charity Network
Nationwide
Volunteer pilots providing free air transportation to distant medical care.
Transportation
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
Nationwide
A nationwide directory of summer camps for children with cancer and their families, maintained by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Camps
AliveAndKickn
Nationwide
Advocacy and education for families affected by Lynch syndrome and hereditary colorectal cancer.
AwarenessHereditary Testing
American Academy of Dermatology
Nationwide
Provides free skin cancer screenings, education, and access to dermatology specialists.
ScreeningsPhysician NetworkEducation
American Academy of Oral Medicine
Nationwide
Provides specialist access and oral medicine expertise.
Specialist DirectoryClinical Expertise
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
Nationwide
Provides care consultants, support groups, education, and patient and caregiver resources nationwide.
HelplineCare ConsultantsSupport Groups+2
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 Cancer Action Network, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
Advocacy affiliate of ACS fighting for evidence-based cancer policies
Advocacy
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, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
Comprehensive cancer support with 24/7 helpline transportation lodging and patient navigation
EducationEmotionalTransportation+3
American Childhood Cancer Organization
Nationwide
Provides family support resources, education, and advocacy for childhood cancer.
Family SupportEducationAdvocacy+2
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
Nationwide
Research and education on how diet, weight, and activity affect cancer risk and survivorship.
EducationNutritionAdvocacy+3
American Liver Foundation
Nationwide
Provides liver-related support, education, helpline access, and navigation resources.
Patient SupportEducationHelpline+4
American Lung Association
Nationwide
Provides education, Better Breathers support groups, prevention resources, and screening awareness.
Support GroupsEducationPrevention+2
American Lung Association, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. The organization provides resources to help individuals manage lung diseases, including lung cancer, and supports patients and caregivers through their Patient and Caregiver Network for timely education and support.
EducationAdvocacyResearch+1
American Sexual Health Association
Nationwide
Provides HPV education, prevention information, screening guidance, and cervical cancer-related resources.
HPV EducationPreventionScreening Guidance+1
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
Nationwide
Provides education, support, community, and conferences for rare blood cancers and disorders.
EducationSupportPatient Conferences+2
Basser Center for BRCA
Nationwide
The first center devoted to BRCA-related cancers, with research, education, and patient resources.
EducationHereditary Testing
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
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
BenefitsCheckUp (National Council on Aging)
Washington, District of Columbia
BenefitsCheckUp helps individuals, including cancer patients, identify and access government benefit programs and assistance they may be eligible for. The organization provides screening tools and resources to connect people with financial support programs during times of need.
FinancialEducation
Black Women's Health Imperative
Washington, District of Columbia
The Black Women's Health Imperative works to advance health equity for Black women and girls through advocacy, education, and policy initiatives. The organization focuses on addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes across various conditions affecting Black women, including cancer screening and prevention programs.
AdvocacyEducationPrevention & Screening
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)
Nationwide
Provides financial assistance, patient navigation, support groups, education, and clinical trial navigation across blood cancers.
Financial AssistancePatient NavigationSupport Groups+10
Blue Faery
Nationwide
Provides liver cancer support, education, awareness, and outreach.
Patient SupportEducationAwareness+1
Brain Tumor Network
Nationwide
Offers personalized navigation, support, and resources for brain tumor patients.
NavigationSupport ServicesResources
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Nationwide
Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.
ResearchInnovationEducation
Camp Mak-A-Dream
Nationwide
Free, medically supervised Montana camp programs for children, teens, and adults affected by cancer.
Community ProgramsCamps
Camp Quality USA
Nationwide
Free summer camps and year-round programs for children with cancer and their families.
Camps
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 Financial Assistance Coalition
Nationwide
A coalition database that matches patients to financial assistance programs by diagnosis and zip code.
Financial Assistance
Cancer for College
Nationwide
College scholarships for cancer survivors and patients pursuing higher education.
Scholarships
Cancer Hope Network
Nationwide
One-on-one peer support matching patients and caregivers with trained survivor volunteers.
Peer SupportEmotional Support
Cancer Research Institute
Nationwide
The pioneer of cancer immunotherapy research, funding science that harnesses the immune system.
EducationResearch
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 Support Community Washington DC
Washington, District of Columbia
A DC-rooted cancer support organization dedicated to helping people affected by cancer through free emotional, educational, and community-building programs. Their mission is to empower patients, caregivers, and loved ones with knowledge, support, and connection.
EmotionalEducation
Cancer Support Community, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
Cancer Support Community provides comprehensive support services to cancer patients and their loved ones through a network of over 200 locations worldwide. The organization offers personalized navigation, support groups, educational resources, and advocacy services to help individuals manage the realities of cancer. They operate on the belief that community is stronger than cancer and ensure no one faces cancer alone.
EmotionalEducationAdvocacy
Cancer Survivors' Fund
Nationwide
Scholarships and prosthetic assistance to help young cancer survivors get on with their future plans.
Scholarships
CancerCare
Nationwide
Offers free counseling, support groups, educational workshops, limited financial assistance, and navigation support for all cancer types.
CounselingSupport GroupsEducational Workshops+6
Caregiver Action Network, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
Caregiver Action Network provides resources, support, and advocacy for caregivers supporting loved ones with various health conditions, including cancer. The organization offers toolboxes, help desk services, and educational materials to assist family caregivers in their caregiving journey.
EmotionalEducationAdvocacy
Case for Smiles
Nationwide
Cheerful handmade pillowcases that brighten hospital rooms for kids in treatment.
Products
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
Nationwide
The CDC's national programs for cancer prevention, screening access, and survivorship.
ScreeningEducationPrevention
CERN Foundation
Nationwide
Focus on ependymoma and other gliomas through education and research.
EducationResearchResources
Children With Hair Loss
Nationwide
Free human-hair replacements for children and young adults facing medical hair loss.
Products
Children's Cancer Cause
Washington, District of Columbia
Children's Cancer Cause (formerly Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to creating a brighter future for children with cancer, survivors, and their families. It promotes policies to accelerate development of safer, more effective pediatric cancer therapies and provides College Scholars scholarships.
AdvocacyScholarships
Children's National Hospital Cancer Center
Washington, District of Columbia
Top-ranked (#5 nationally) pediatric oncology program with comprehensive care and clinical trials
PhysicalResearchEmotional
Children's Oncology Camping Association
Nationwide
The association of oncology camps worldwide; find a member camp for your child.
Camps
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
Nationwide
Provides support groups, education, patient registry access, and trial matching for bile duct cancers often grouped with liver cancers.
Patient RegistryClinical Trial MatchingSupport Groups+2