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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
ABC Sunscreen

ABC Sunscreen

Albuquerque, New Mexico

ABC Sunscreen provides free sunscreen distribution and education to communities in New Mexico to help prevent skin cancer. The organization sets up booths at outdoor events and donates sunscreen to schools, summer camps, and other locations while educating the public about proper sunscreen use.

Prevention & ScreeningEducationProducts
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
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, New Mexico

American Cancer Society, New Mexico

New Mexico

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 New Mexico.

AdvocacyEducationEmotional+1
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
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 Enchantment

Camp Enchantment

New Mexico

Camp Enchantment provides a free, week-long summer camp experience for children who have or had cancer and their siblings. The organization offers engaging activities and support from dedicated volunteers, giving children the opportunity to experience joy and freedom while building confidence and resilience.

CampsEmotionalExperiences
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 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 Foundation for New Mexico

Cancer Foundation for New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico helps cancer patients and caregivers in northern New Mexico navigate their cancer journey with dignity and support. The organization provides travel assistance, lodging, food assistance, emergency aid, support groups, and licensed social worker navigation services.

TransportationHousingFinancial+1
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 Support Now

Cancer Support Now

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Cancer Support Now is a volunteer community organization that provides comprehensive support services to individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. The organization offers a helpline, support groups, one-on-one support, referrals, education, and annual conferences to ensure that no one faces cancer alone.

EmotionalEducation
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
CAPPED

CAPPED

Alamogordo, New Mexico

CAPPED provides support services for individuals facing major illness, toxic stress, and chronic pain by helping them develop personalized plans to recognize treasures in their lives and find joy in each day. The organization operates a Center for Integrative Wellness and maintains the Trinity Turtle Healing Labyrinth Park as part of their comprehensive support approach.

EmotionalPhysicalEducation
Casa Esperanza

Casa Esperanza

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Casa Esperanza is New Mexico's House of Hope providing lodging to patients and their families seeking medical treatment in Albuquerque for cancer and other serious medical illnesses. The organization has welcomed over 50,000 families in 33 years of operation and provides wraparound supports including lodging, food assistance, transportation, and family support services.

HousingTransportationEmotional
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
Cathy Lincoln Memorial Cancer Fund

Cathy Lincoln Memorial Cancer Fund

New Mexico

The Cathy Lincoln Memorial Cancer Fund provides financial assistance to women in San Juan County who are receiving treatment for cancer. The fund helps cover diagnostic testing, medications, medical exams, procedures, and other cancer-related services for women 18 years and older.

FinancialFoundations
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
CERN Foundation

CERN Foundation

Nationwide

Focus on ependymoma and other gliomas through education and research.

EducationResearchResources
Children With Hair Loss

Children With Hair Loss

Nationwide

Free human-hair replacements for children and young adults facing medical hair loss.

Products
Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico

Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico

New Mexico

The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico provides services and support to children battling cancer and their families. The organization helps families cope with the day-to-day needs of living with and fighting cancer by offering critical services tailored to the unique needs of patients and their loved ones.

FinancialEmotionalFoundations
Children's Oncology Camping Association

Children's Oncology Camping Association

Nationwide

The association of oncology camps worldwide; find a member camp for your child.

Camps
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

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
Cleaning for a Reason

Cleaning for a Reason

Nationwide

Free home cleanings for patients in treatment, donated by local cleaning companies.

Physical Support
Colon Cancer Coalition

Colon Cancer Coalition

Nationwide

Runs awareness campaigns and community-based outreach around colorectal cancer and screening.

AwarenessCommunity OutreachScreening