Category: Cancer Resources
Moffitt Cancer Center
A National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center that provides extensive free online resources for patients, families, and caregivers affected by cancer. Through its website, Moffitt offers educational information by cancer type, guidance on preparing for care, caregiving resources, survivorship information, and access to support services such as financial planning, lodging and travel guidance, and wellness programs. These resources are designed to help individuals better understand cancer, navigate treatment decisions, and plan for supportive care throughout the cancer journey.
(855) 546-7740
The Ulman Foundation
The Ulman Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adolescents and young adults, along with their families, impacted by cancer. Through its comprehensive programs, the foundation addresses the physical, emotional, and social challenges that arise during treatment and survivorship.
One of its core services is the Ulman House, which provides free lodging for individuals undergoing cancer treatment away from home just blocks away from top hospitals and oncology programs in Baltimore, MD. The supportive residential environment is designed to reduce the financial and emotional burden of treatment travel.
In addition to housing, the Ulman Foundation offers virtual support groups and community programming that provide emotional support, peer connection, and survivorship resources for young adults navigating cancer treatment, recovery, and life beyond diagnosis. To learn more about all of these resources, visit their website.
Toll Free: 1-888-393-3863
info@ulmanfoundation.org
(410) 964-0202
Ulman House
2118 E Madison Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
My Hope Chest
My Hope Chest provides FREE breast reconstruction surgery and non-medical bill pay assistance for those who qualify only during the reconstruction process.
Alisa Savoretti
info@myhopechest.org
(727) 642-4243
4579 East Spruce Drive
Dunnellon, FL 34434
CureSearch
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is a 501(c)3 U.S.-based non-profit foundation that accelerates the search for cures for children’s cancer by driving innovation, overcoming research barriers, and solving the field’s most challenging problems. We fight every day to make new, better treatments possible for the 42 children diagnosed with cancer each day.
We do this by:
- Catapulting strong medical research through the research pipeline to advance better, less-toxic children’s cancer treatments
- Breaking down barriers and convening the right players to focus on our shared goal: saving kids NOW
- Providing resources and education, so no child faces a cancer diagnosis without a fully-equipped support team
Vital Options International
Vital Options International is a global health foundation dedicated to patient education, advocacy, and support for individuals and families affected by chronic, terminal, and rare conditions. The organization provides financial assistance through the Selma Schimmel Vital Grant and amplifies the voices of patients and caregivers through educational initiatives and advocacy programs that combine patient experiences with expert clinical insight.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
A resource on many things relating to breast health and breast cancer. Lists community health grants, scholarships, research programs, and more.
Society for Integrative Oncology
Provides guidelines and resources pertaining to integrative oncology treatment and helps search for open clinical trials. Their mission is to advance evidence-based, comprehensive integrative healthcare to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
Richard & Annette Bloch Family Foundation
The foundation matches newly diagnosed cancer patients with trained‚ home-based volunteers who have been treated for the same type of cancer. Trained volunteers talk to patients about their cancer experience. Publications available: Fighting Cancer, Guide for Cancer Supporters, and Cancer…there’s hope. This website also contains a long list of cancer support organizations.
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a national nonprofit organization that serves as an active liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer, and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention, and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors, and attorneys.
OncoLink
OncoLink is a free, award‑winning cancer education website founded in 1994 as the first cancer information resource on the Internet. Maintained by oncology healthcare professionals, it offers up‑to‑date, evidence‑based information for patients, caregivers, and clinicians from diagnosis and treatment through survivorship. Affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, OncoLink also provides practical educational tools that support patient engagement, clinical care, and effective patient‑provider communication.