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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
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
Altru Cancer Center

Altru Cancer Center

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Provides comprehensive, personalized medical care from diagnosis through survivorship, including treatment, patient navigation, support services, financial and social resource assistance, and family support to help patients and their loved ones manage the physical, emotional, and financial challenges of cancer.

PhysicalEmotionalEducation
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, North Dakota

American Cancer Society, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota

Provides statewide cancer support including rides to treatment, lodging assistance, support groups, education, navigation, and advocacy programs for people with cancer and caregivers.

EducationAdvocacyTransportation+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
BCBSND Caring Foundation

BCBSND Caring Foundation

Fargo, North Dakota

The BCBSND Caring Foundation works to improve the health and well-being of North Dakotans and their communities by providing funding and partnership opportunities. The foundation supports sustainable and innovative efforts by collaborating with organizations across North Dakota to tackle root causes of health issues.

FoundationsFinancialPrevention & Screening
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
Bismarck Cancer Center

Bismarck Cancer Center

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck Cancer Center provides advanced cancer treatment and compassionate support to over 800 patients annually. The organization offers radiation therapy services along with comprehensive support services including financial assistance, emotional care, and survivorship programs to help patients and families throughout their cancer journey.

PhysicalEmotional
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
Brave the Shave

Brave the Shave

Bismarck, North Dakota

Supports children with cancer and their families by raising funds that go toward family assistance through the Brave the Shave Family Fund and critical pediatric cancer research, helping ease financial burdens and improve support throughout the cancer journey.

FoundationsFinancialFundraisers
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 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 Center of North Dakota

Cancer Center of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Cancer Center of North Dakota provides comprehensive cancer treatment services including medical oncology, radiation oncology, and infusion therapy to help restore health and wellbeing. The organization operates with an unwavering commitment to providing exceptional care, support, and services to cancer patients and their families.

PhysicalEmotional
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
CancerCare Cottage, Trinity Health

CancerCare Cottage, Trinity Health

Minot, North Dakota

Offers a "home away from home" for out-of-town cancer patients and caregivers to stay near treatment centers in North Dakota.

HousingEmotional
Cares For Cancer, Hankinson

Cares For Cancer, Hankinson

Hankinson, North Dakota

Provides local individuals struggling with cancer and other serious illnesses financial assistance to help offset medical-related expenses through community fundraising and grant awards.

FinancialEmotionalFoundations
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
CCC

Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders

Langdon, North Dakota

Supports cancer patients by providing financial assistance and community resources to help cover treatment-related expenses.

FinancialEmotionalFundraisers
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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
Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer

Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer

Fargo, North Dakota

The Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer at North Dakota State University conducts fundamental research to develop early detection and therapeutic protocols for pancreatic cancer. The center supports research of junior investigators and provides mentorship and collaborative opportunities with elite scientists in the field. The organization operates core facilities including Animal Core and Biostatistics Core to augment biomedical research and help researchers achieve their objectives in pancreatic cancer research.

ResearchEducation
CERN Foundation

CERN Foundation

Nationwide

Focus on ependymoma and other gliomas through education and research.

EducationResearchResources
CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Foundation

CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Foundation

Bismarck, North Dakota

CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Foundation supports patients and families through charitable giving that funds medical advances and healthcare services. The foundation provides scholarships for healthcare students and employees, and hosts fundraising events to ensure quality care remains available in the region. Through community support, the foundation helps transform healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes.

FoundationsFinancialFundraisers
CHI St. Alexius Health Cancer Care, Bismarck

CHI St. Alexius Health Cancer Care, Bismarck

Bismarck, North Dakota

Provides comprehensive, advanced cancer diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and supportive services - combining medical oncology, radiation therapy, imaging, clinical trials, and survivorship support to help patients and families through every stage of their cancer journey.

PhysicalEmotional
CHI St. Alexius Health Cancer Care, Williston

CHI St. Alexius Health Cancer Care, Williston

Williston, North Dakota

Provides comprehensive, advanced cancer diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and supportive services - combining medical oncology, radiation therapy, imaging, clinical trials, and survivorship support to help patients and families through every stage of their cancer journey.

PhysicalEmotional
Children With Hair Loss

Children With Hair Loss

Nationwide

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

Products