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211 Maine connects individuals and families with essential community resources and support services throughout Maine. The organization provides access to various assistance programs including healthcare resources, housing support, and crisis intervention services that can benefit cancer patients and their caregivers. Their trained specialists help navigate available programs and services through phone, text, and email support.
Free live small-group virtual exercise classes led by certified Cancer Exercise Specialists, for women with any cancer including metastatic disease.
Free one-on-one phone mentoring that pairs patients and caregivers with trained volunteers who have been there.
The American Cancer Society's advocacy affiliate, fighting for laws and policies that help cancer patients and families.
Provides education, community support, and research funding for kidney cancer.
Provides patient education, support resources, and melanoma research support.
A central listing of free volunteer air transport groups serving patients nationwide.
Volunteer pilots providing free air transportation to distant medical care.
Provides travel funding, family support programs, research funding, and clinical trial support for childhood cancer families.
A nationwide directory of summer camps for children with cancer and their families, maintained by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Advocacy and education for families affected by Lynch syndrome and hereditary colorectal cancer.
The Aliza Jean Family Cancer Foundation provides financial support for Maine families with children fighting cancer, with a particular focus on brain cancer. The organization works to spread awareness about pediatric cancer and advocates for advancements in research and treatment.
Provides free skin cancer screenings, education, and access to dermatology specialists.
Provides specialist access and oral medicine expertise.
The world's largest professional organization dedicated to preventing and curing cancer through research.
Provides care consultants, support groups, education, and patient and caregiver resources nationwide.
Provides helpline support, rides to treatment, Hope Lodge lodging, support groups, education, financial guidance, survivorship resources, and advocacy for all cancers.
The ACS catalog of low-cost wigs, hats, and mastectomy products designed for people in treatment.
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 Maine.
Provides family support resources, education, and advocacy for childhood cancer.
Provides treatment standards and a physician network for expert head and neck cancer care.
Research and education on how diet, weight, and activity affect cancer risk and survivorship.
Provides liver-related support, education, helpline access, and navigation resources.
Provides education, Better Breathers support groups, prevention resources, and screening awareness.
Provides HPV education, prevention information, screening guidance, and cervical cancer-related resources.
Provides patient education, expert resources, and access to thyroid specialists.
Andwell Health Partners provides comprehensive home health, hospice and palliative care, behavioral health, and therapy services throughout Maine. The organization offers compassionate care and support services that help patients and families manage serious illnesses and chronic conditions in their homes and communities.
Provides education, support, community, and conferences for rare blood cancers and disorders.
The Association of Maine Cancer Support Centers is made up of organizations providing cancer-related supports and services and/or complementary therapies to patients, survivors, caregivers and their families. The goals of the Association are to increase communication among its members, increase awareness of cancer support services, and identify and address the unmet needs of cancer survivors, caregivers, and their families.
The first center devoted to BRCA-related cancers, with research, education, and patient resources.
The Bath Area Family YMCA is a community organization that operates multiple locations in Maine, providing health and wellness programs, childcare services, and community support. The organization offers various programs including fitness classes, aquatics, youth programs, and community outreach that can benefit individuals and families dealing with health challenges.
Provides marrow donor registry services, patient navigation, and financial grants for transplant patients.
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.
Provides nationwide support groups, survivor matching, a bladder cancer helpline, education, webinars, research funding, and advocacy.
Our mission is to provide information and support to patients, caregivers, health care providers, and the general public; raise awareness through outreach programs; and advance research through collaboration and fundraising.
Provides financial assistance, patient navigation, support groups, education, and clinical trial navigation across blood cancers.
Provides liver cancer support, education, awareness, and outreach.
The Brady Nickerson Foundation supports pediatric cancer awareness and research while honoring the memory of Brady Nickerson who passed away from pediatric osteosarcoma. The organization provides scholarships, supports youth baseball programs, and participates in local cancer awareness and fundraising causes.
Offers personalized navigation, support, and resources for brain tumor patients.
Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.
The Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition operates a cancer support group that meets bi-weekly to provide emotional support for cancer survivors, those currently fighting cancer, and their supporters. The organization facilitates in-person meetings and maintains an online Facebook community to connect individuals affected by cancer in the Bucksport area.
Free, medically supervised Montana camp programs for children, teens, and adults affected by cancer.
Free summer camps and year-round programs for children with cancer and their families.
Retreats of 3 to 6 days for children with cancer and their entire families, with sessions throughout the year.
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.
The Cancer Community Center provides free support, information and activities for any adult impacted by cancer including patients, caregivers, family and friends. The Center offers yoga, Pilates, Reiki, support groups, nutrition education and coordinates the Maine Buddy Program which matches people in one-to-one mentoring relationships across Maine.
A coalition database that matches patients to financial assistance programs by diagnosis and zip code.
College scholarships for cancer survivors and patients pursuing higher education.
One-on-one peer support matching patients and caregivers with trained survivor volunteers.
The pioneer of cancer immunotherapy research, funding science that harnesses the immune system.
The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine provides free comfort and support services to cancer patients in Oxford County and surrounding towns. The organization offers cancer navigation services, support groups, complementary therapy, food and travel assistance, comfort items and wigs, and various educational resources to help individuals navigate their cancer journey.
Provides free emotional and practical support, helpline access, virtual and in-person support groups, education, survivorship programs, and advocacy.
Scholarships and prosthetic assistance to help young cancer survivors get on with their future plans.
Offers free counseling, support groups, educational workshops, limited financial assistance, and navigation support for all cancer types.
Cary Medical Center is a healthcare facility that has delivered compassionate care close to home for more than 100 years. The organization provides comprehensive medical services including hematology and oncology care to support cancer patients in their community.
Cheerful handmade pillowcases that brighten hospital rooms for kids in treatment.
Free fly-fishing retreats that combine healing, support, and the outdoors for women with breast cancer.
Catholic Charities Maine provides comprehensive social services and support to vulnerable individuals and families throughout Maine. The organization offers behavioral health services, counseling, substance use disorder treatment, and community support programs that may benefit cancer patients and their caregivers. Their services include emotional support, case management, and various community outreach programs designed to help people navigate challenging life circumstances.
The CDC's national programs for cancer prevention, screening access, and survivorship.
Central Maine Healthcare provides comprehensive cancer care services through their Cancer Care Center at Central Maine Medical Center. The organization offers oncology nursing support, nurse navigators to help patients find community resources, social work services, and residential accommodations through the Arbor House for patients undergoing treatment.