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.
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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
A Wish Come True
Coventry, Rhode Island
A Wish Come True grants wishes and provides resources to families with children struggling with life-threatening illnesses, including cancer. The organization serves children ages 3-18 and their families in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut. They offer wish fulfillment, family support services, and educational resources to help families navigate through difficult medical journeys.
ExperiencesEducation
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
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 tlc
Nationwide
The ACS catalog of low-cost wigs, hats, and mastectomy products designed for people in treatment.
Products
American Cancer Society-Rhode Island
Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island.
EmotionalPhysical
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 - Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
The American Lung Association in Rhode Island works to improve lung health and prevent lung disease through education, advocacy, and community programs. Its initiatives support tobacco control and clean-air efforts and provide resources that can reduce risk factors linked to lung cancer and other respiratory illness.
AdvocacyEmotionalEducation
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
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 - South County RI
Providence, Rhode Island
Blood Cancer United supports people affected by blood cancers and advocates for better care, access, and outcomes. The organization provides educational resources and patient support, and it mobilizes community action and research-focused advocacy for conditions such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
ResearchAdvocacyEmotional+1
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
Brown Cancer Trials
Providence, Rhode Island
Brown Cancer Trials connects cancer patients with innovative clinical trial opportunities across multiple hospital locations. The organization focuses on advancing cancer treatment through research trials and providing patients access to breakthrough therapies and experimental treatments.
ResearchPhysical
Brown Health Nurse Navigator Program
Providence, Rhode Island
Brown University Health's Nurse Navigator Program pairs cancer patients with oncology-trained registered nurses who help guide them through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Navigators coordinate services, answer questions, support decision-making, and help connect patients to resources such as transportation and financial guidance.
TransportationEmotionalPhysical+1
Brown Surgical Associates
Providence, Rhode Island
Brown Surgical Associates provides comprehensive surgical services and connects cancer patients with support groups and community resources. The organization offers specialized surgical oncology services including breast, colorectal, and endocrine cancer surgery. They facilitate access to various support programs for cancer patients and survivors in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts.
EmotionalPhysicalEducation
Brown University Health Cancer Institute
Providence, Rhode Island
The Brown University Health Cancer Institute provides comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment options across multiple hospitals in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The organization offers multidisciplinary care teams including physicians, nurses, social workers, and nutritionists to support patients and families from diagnosis through recovery. They specialize in precision medicine approaches including immunotherapy and molecularly targeted treatments through their clinical trials program.
ResearchPhysical
Brown University Health WomanCare
Providence, Rhode Island
Brown University Health WomanCare provides breast and cervical cancer screening, outreach, and education programs for women ages 21 and older. The program offers comprehensive preventive care including pelvic exams, Pap tests, clinical breast exams, and screening mammograms with same-day results and follow-up care arrangements.
Prevention & ScreeningPhysicalEducation
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 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
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
CharterCARE Cancer Center
Providence, Rhode Island
CharterCARE's Cancer Center and Bone Marrow Unit (including the Roger Williams Cancer Center) provides medical oncology and specialized cancer services in Rhode Island. The program offers multidisciplinary care, advanced treatments, and access to clinical expertise for complex cancers, including bone marrow transplant-related care.
Physical
CharterCARE Health of Rhode Island - Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island
CharterCARE Health of Rhode Island operates Roger Williams Medical Center, which provides medical services and support programs for patients. The organization offers a blood cancer support group for people diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones, run in conjunction with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
EmotionalPhysical
Children With Hair Loss
Nationwide
Free human-hair replacements for children and young adults facing medical hair loss.
Products
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