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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
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
Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute, Seattle

Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Outpatient clinic and research institute that provides integrative medical care for patients living with chronic and serious illness, including cancer. Offers specialized services in oncology, psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation, pain, and palliative care through a multidisciplinary approach.

PhysicalEmotionalResearch
Ahead of Beauty, Washington

Ahead of Beauty, Washington

Washington

Provides human hair wigs and cranial prosthetics to individuals who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment, alopecia, burns and other medical circumstances. Aims to help patients regain self-confidence through custom, high-quality wigs via the Affordable Access Program.

ProductsEmotional
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 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
Andy Hill CARE Fund, Bothell

Andy Hill CARE Fund, Bothell

Bothell, Washington

Promotes cancer research and improves health outcomes in Washington State by providing grants to public and private entities conducting cancer research. Supports cancer patients by funding scientific discoveries and implementation and outcomes research initiatives.

ResearchAdvocacy
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
Arms Around Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island

Arms Around Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Provides financial and emotional support to Bainbridge Island community members facing financial crisis as a result of illness, including cancer. Began in 2007 to support a friend battling ovarian cancer and has since supported hundreds of individuals.

FinancialEmotional
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 There Is Hope, Spokane

Because There Is Hope, Spokane

Spokane, Washington

Provides temporary housing accommodations and support services for cancer patients and their caregivers undergoing treatment. Offers hospitality housing, gas cards for transportation, and emotional and spiritual support.

HousingTransportationEmotional
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
Binaytara, Bellevue

Binaytara, Bellevue

Bellevue, Washington

Provides cancer care education and treatment services to healthcare professionals and patients through conferences, continuing medical education programs, and a cancer hospital in Nepal. Focuses on minimizing global cancer health disparities by expanding access to effective and affordable cancer care.

EducationResearch
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
Blake Pottle Foundation, North Bend

Blake Pottle Foundation, North Bend

North Bend, Washington

Provides funding, awareness, and support to those affected by cancer. Focuses on community-driven programs that provide resources to support cancer patients, caregivers, and medical professionals by funding unique projects with direct and measurable impact.

FoundationsFinancial
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, Washington

Blood Cancer United, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Pacific Northwest chapter of Blood Cancer United (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society). Funds blood cancer research and provides free information and support services for patients and their families in Washington and the broader Pacific Northwest region.

AdvocacyEducationEmotional+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
Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Nationwide

Funds major breast cancer research and scientific breakthroughs.

ResearchInnovationEducation
Camp Agape Northwest, University Place

Camp Agape Northwest, University Place

University Place, Washington

Provides a cost-free, week-long summer camp in Washington State for children with cancer and their entire families. Offers dedicated counselors for each child, allowing families to step away from cancer to experience joy, belonging, and community.

CampsEmotionalExperiences
Camp Goodtimes at YMCA Camp Reed

Camp Goodtimes at YMCA Camp Reed

Spokane, Washington

A free overnight and day camp at YMCA Camp Reed for children affected by cancer, serving the Inland Northwest since 1985.

Camps
Camp Korey, Mount Vernon

Camp Korey, Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, Washington

Provides empowering, adaptive year-round programs for children and their families living with life-altering medical conditions, including cancer. Offers camp experiences, family programs, and various activities designed to help kids with serious medical conditions experience the joy of childhood.

CampsEmotionalExperiences
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 Prime Time

Camp Prime Time

Yakima, Washington

Welcomes cancer survivors, current patients, and siblings ages 7 to 17 from western Washington and Alaska.

Camps
Camp Quality USA

Camp Quality USA

Nationwide

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

Camps
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 Can't, Spokane

Cancer Can't, Spokane

Spokane, Washington

Empowers adult cancer patients and families in the Inland Northwest with resources and a supportive community. Provides hotel stays for patient treatment, rides to medical appointments, Christmas donations to families, and grants for living expenses.

FinancialHousingTransportation+1
Cancer Care Northwest Foundation, Spokane Valley

Cancer Care Northwest Foundation, Spokane Valley

Spokane Valley, Washington

Provides educational, emotional and financial support to Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families. Offers limited financial assistance for basic necessities such as transportation, prescriptions, groceries and rent, along with counseling services.

FinancialEmotionalEducation+1
Cancer Care of North Central Washington, Wenatchee

Cancer Care of North Central Washington, Wenatchee

Wenatchee, Washington

Provides safe, affordable lodging in Wenatchee for out-of-town patients receiving treatment. Offers financial and social support to regional cancer patients including assistance with medications, food, travel, lodging, and other treatment-related expenses.

HousingFinancialTransportation
Cancer Care Seattle

Cancer Care Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Cancer support organization based in Seattle, Washington providing various support services to cancer patients and their families in the Seattle area.

EmotionalEducation
Cancer Cartel, Enumclaw

Cancer Cartel, Enumclaw

Enumclaw, Washington

Provides direct financial support to cancer patients and their families to help cover costs associated with treatment and care. Awards grants for expenses ranging from gas money to mortgage payments.

Financial
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
Cancer for College

Cancer for College

Nationwide

College scholarships for cancer survivors and patients pursuing higher education.

Scholarships
Cancer Hope Network

Cancer Hope Network

Nationwide

One-on-one peer support matching patients and caregivers with trained survivor volunteers.

Peer SupportEmotional Support
Cancer Pathways, Seattle

Cancer Pathways, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Provides comprehensive support services, education, and community programs to anyone facing cancer before, during, or after their cancer experience. Offers cost-free programs including support groups, wellness classes, educational resources, and specialized programs for youth, teens, patients, and caregivers.

EmotionalEducationCamps
Cancer Research Institute

Cancer Research Institute

Nationwide

The pioneer of cancer immunotherapy research, funding science that harnesses the immune system.

EducationResearch
Cancer Support Community

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 Central Washington, Wenatchee

Cancer Support Community Central Washington, Wenatchee

Wenatchee, Washington

Uplifts and strengthens people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care. Serves residents of Chelan, Douglas, Grant, or Okanogan County with all services at no cost.

EmotionalEducation
Cancer Survivors' Fund

Cancer Survivors' Fund

Nationwide

Scholarships and prosthetic assistance to help young cancer survivors get on with their future plans.

Scholarships