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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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365 Pediatric Cancer Fund
Nashville, Tennessee
The 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund is an initiative of the Nashville Predators Foundation that works with Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. The fund coordinates with the team to host special opportunities that enable the hospital's young patients and their families to experience Smashville hockey events.
ResearchFundraisersExperiences
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
Action to Cure Kidney Cancer
Nationwide
Provides education, community support, and research funding for kidney cancer.
EducationCommunity SupportResearch
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee
The Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program at Monroe Carell is a partnership with Vanderbilt's Department of Pediatrics and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center that provides specialized cancer care for patients aged 15-29. The program recognizes that adolescents and young adults face unique challenges with cancer diagnosis and treatment, utilizing resources from both pediatric and adult cancer specialists to provide comprehensive care.
EmotionalEducation
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, Tennessee
Tennessee
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 Tennessee.
AdvocacyEducationEmotional+1
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 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
Andrea Yvonne Curry Cancer Foundation
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Andrea Yvonne Curry Cancer Foundation assists cancer patients in their community by providing financial support for medical bills and other expenses. The organization was founded in memory of Andrea Yvonne Curry, who passed away from breast cancer in 2005, and aims to ease the financial burden that cancer patients and their families face during treatment.
FinancialFoundations
Angel Heart Farm
Nashville, Tennessee
Angel Heart Farm provides equine assisted therapy to children and their families facing chronic and life threatening illnesses, including cancer, at no cost. The organization works in conjunction with medical treatments and focuses on supporting the entire family unit during difficult times.
EmotionalExperiences
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
Nationwide
Provides education, support, community, and conferences for rare blood cancers and disorders.
EducationSupportPatient Conferences+2
Appalachian Mountain Project Access
Johnson City, Tennessee
Appalachian Mountain Project Access provides meaningful access to healthcare through a coordinated system of medical, supportive, and social services for low income and uninsured residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The organization helps eliminate healthcare gaps by connecting patients with specialty medical care, diagnostic services, and medical procedures that they otherwise could not afford. Since 2007, they have served over 20,000 patients and facilitated over $200 million in donated specialty medical care.
FinancialEducation
Austin Hatcher Foundation
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Themed day camps for kids 3 to 14 with cancer and their siblings, plus monthly teen and young adult nights.
Camps
Baptist Cancer Center
Memphis, Tennessee
Baptist Cancer Center provides comprehensive cancer care services including advanced treatment technologies, nurse navigators, and palliative care programs to support patients throughout their cancer journey. The organization offers precision medicine, genetic testing, and home care services to help patients and families navigate cancer treatment challenges. Their integrated academic cancer program serves the Mid-South region with compassionate care and cutting-edge treatment options.
EducationHereditary TestingEmotional
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
Bedford Cancer Foundation
Shelbyville, Tennessee
The Bedford Cancer Foundation provides financial assistance and emotional support to individuals and families living in Bedford County who are fighting cancer. The organization helps ease the burden of illness by assisting with daily living expenses, having provided over $500,000 to cancer patients since 2009.
FinancialEmotionalFoundations
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
BELLA Breast Cancer Foundation
Knoxville, Tennessee
BELLA Breast Cancer Foundation supports women of color throughout their breast cancer journey by providing empowerment resources, health and beauty tips, and mentorship programs. The organization offers financial assistance through the BELLA Assistance Fund for rent, utilities, and treatment costs, while helping women maintain their sense of beauty and dignity during and after treatment.
FinancialEmotionalEducation
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
Blount Memorial Foundation
Maryville, Tennessee
Blount Memorial Foundation operates the Cancer Center Patient Resource Fund to provide financial assistance to eligible cancer patients facing economic challenges during treatment. The organization helps ease financial burdens by providing transportation assistance through gas cards and nutritional supplement support to cancer patients in need.
FinancialTransportationFoundations
Blue Faery
Nationwide
Provides liver cancer support, education, awareness, and outreach.
Patient SupportEducationAwareness+1
BRA Groups
Nashville, Tennessee
BRA Groups (Breast cancer Recovery in Action) provides support programs and community connections for breast cancer survivors, including those with genetic mutations who have had prophylactic surgery and those living with metastatic breast cancer. The organization offers classes and resources designed to help survivors find community, support, and connection during and after their cancer journey.
EmotionalEducation
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
Breast Connect
Knoxville, Tennessee
Breast Connect provides comprehensive support to breast cancer patients through educational resources, care packages, mastectomy kits, and a sisterhood program. The organization operates on a survivor-helping-survivor model and offers financial assistance information, treatment tips, and emotional support through their community network.
EmotionalEducationProducts
Camp Eagle's Nest
Townsend, Tennessee
A free overnight camp for East Tennessee Children's Hospital hematology and oncology patients ages 6 to 17, staffed by hospital nurses and clinicians.
Camps
Camp Horizon
Brentwood, Tennessee
Camp Horizon is a unique children's oncology camp that provides summer camp experiences for current and former childhood cancer patients. The organization also offers a special week of camp for the siblings of cancer patients, supporting the entire family through the cancer journey.
CampsExperiencesEmotional
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 Safety Net Foundation
Collierville, Tennessee
Cancer Safety Net Foundation funds local organizations that provide financial assistance to cancer patients for non-medical expenses such as transportation, utilities, groceries, and housing. The organization works to reduce financial stress for cancer patients by supporting community nonprofits that help patients focus on treatment and recovery rather than worrying about basic needs.
FinancialFoundations
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, East Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1990, we have been promoting a healing environment and making space for processing difficult circumstances for over three decades. Every year we help hundreds of East Tennesseans impacted by cancer with professional care and support.
EmotionalEducation
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.
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