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362 organizations

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
4th Angel Mentoring Program, Cleveland

4th Angel Mentoring Program, Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Free one-on-one support matching cancer patients and caregivers with trained volunteer mentors who have a similar cancer journey.

Emotional
A Kid Again

A Kid Again

Columbus, Ohio

Hosts year-round adventures for kids with life-threatening illnesses including cancer and their families.

Experiences
A Special Wish Foundation

A Special Wish Foundation

Gahanna, Ohio

Grants wishes to children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses including cancer.

Experiences
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, Ohio

American Cancer Society, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

American Cancer Society programs and services to help patients manage cancer treatment, recovery, and find emotional support across Ohio.

EmotionalEducationHousing+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
AngelWorks, Lancaster

AngelWorks, Lancaster

Lancaster, Ohio

Supports pediatric cancer families in Fairfield County and surrounding areas.

FinancialEmotionalExperiences
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
Baskets of Care, Toledo

Baskets of Care, Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

Provides care baskets with comfort items to breast cancer patients in Northwest Ohio.

ProductsEmotional
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
Because of Henry, Columbus

Because of Henry, Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Supports families affected by pediatric colorectal and GI cancers in memory of Henry.

EmotionalFoundations
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
Blood Cancer United, Ohio River Valley

Blood Cancer United, Ohio River Valley

Cincinnati, Ohio

Funds blood cancer research and provides free information and support services for patients and families in the Ohio River Valley region.

ResearchEmotionalEducation+1
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
BrAva, Marietta

BrAva, Marietta

Marietta, Ohio

Supports pediatric cancer families in Southeast Ohio with assistance and resources.

FinancialEmotional
BraveMen Inc., Columbus

BraveMen Inc., Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Provides resources and support for men with prostate cancer in Columbus.

EmotionalEducation
BraylynStrong Childhood Cancer Awareness Scholarship Fund

BraylynStrong Childhood Cancer Awareness Scholarship Fund

Nelsonville, Ohio

Scholarship fund for childhood cancer survivors in Appalachian Ohio.

ScholarshipsFoundations
Breast Cancer Endowment Fund of Clark County

Breast Cancer Endowment Fund of Clark County

Springfield, Ohio

Provides financial assistance for breast cancer services to women in Clark and Champaign Counties.

Financial
Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio

Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio

Independence, Ohio

Provides financial assistance and support to Ohio breast cancer patients during treatment.

Financial
Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Nationwide

Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.

ResearchInnovationEducation
Breast Friends Forever of Champaign County

Breast Friends Forever of Champaign County

Mechanicsburg, Ohio

Supports breast cancer patients in Champaign County with services and community.

EmotionalFinancial
Breast Wishes Foundation, Vandalia

Breast Wishes Foundation, Vandalia

Vandalia, Ohio

Grants joy-filled wishes to breast cancer patients in Montgomery County and surrounding counties in the Miami Valley.

ExperiencesFoundations
Breath of Hope Ohio

Breath of Hope Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Supports lung cancer patients and funds lung cancer research, awareness, and early detection in Ohio.

EmotionalResearchAdvocacy
Buckeye Cruise for Cancer

Buckeye Cruise for Cancer

Dublin, Ohio

Annual cruise fundraiser benefiting The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center.

FundraisersResearch
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 Quality, Ohio

Camp Quality, Ohio

Burbank, Ohio

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

CampsExperiences
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 Assistance Support Team, Massillon

Cancer Assistance Support Team, Massillon

Massillon, Ohio

Provides assistance and support to cancer patients and families in Stark County.

FinancialEmotional
Cancer Association of Champaign County

Cancer Association of Champaign County

Urbana, Ohio

Provides financial assistance and support to Champaign County cancer patients.

FinancialEmotional
Cancer Association of Darke County

Cancer Association of Darke County

Greenville, Ohio

Provides assistance and support to Darke County cancer patients and families.

FinancialEmotional
Cancer Association of Mercer County

Cancer Association of Mercer County

Celina, Ohio

Provides financial assistance and support to Mercer County cancer patients.

FinancialEmotional
Cancer Bridge, Northwest Ohio

Cancer Bridge, Northwest Ohio

Bryan, Ohio

Cancer support services and resources for patients in Northwest Ohio.

EmotionalEducation
Cancer Family Care, Cincinnati

Cancer Family Care, Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Professional counseling and support to children, adults, and families coping with cancer in Greater Cincinnati.

Emotional
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