People with cancer sometimes need financial assistance to pay for treatments, supportive care, living expenses, and other areas. Our resources include organizations and funders providing financial support. Our list does not include all existing programs.
Financial Assistance Directories and General Information
- Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition educates people affected by cancer about existing resources and services related to finances and varied needs such as transportation through their online directory.
Direct Financial Assistance
Here are some tips to help you find financial support.
- Non-profit organizations focused on the type of cancer you or your loved one is dealing with may provide financial assistance and/or offer resources for financial assistance.
- Community voluntary agencies and service organizations such as the United Way of America, Salvation Army, Lutheran Social Services, Jewish Social Services, and Catholic Charities may provide financial help for practical needs.
- Federal programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program offer financial assistance to people with cancer. NCI's fact sheet Financial Assistance for Cancer Care provides more information.
American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345
- Health Insurance Assistance Service aids cancer patients who have lost or are in danger of losing their health care coverage
- Road to Recovery provides transportation to and from treatments
- Taking Charge of Money Matters offers workshops about cancer related financial concerns
Beyond the Cure
1-800-5-FAMILY
Lists resources for assistance with scholarships and education for childhood cancer survivors.
Bruce Kaye Brain Tumor Foundation
Grants financial support to brain tumor patients for alternative treatments.
CancerCare
1-800-813-HOPE
Provides financial assistance for some cancer treatments, related expenses, grants for home care, childcare, and transportation, as well as free counseling.
- CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation
1-866-55COPAY
Provides co-payment assistance for patients who have been prescribed chemotherapy but are unable to afford the out-of-pocket costs or co-payments required by their insurer or Medicaid.
- AVONCares Program for Medically Underserved Women
Operated by CancerCare, provides assistance to low-income, under- and uninsured, underserved women who need supportive services related to the treatment of breast and gynecological cancers.
Colorectal CareLine
1-866-657-8634
Provides financial aid to people with colorectal cancer.
HealthWell Foundation
1-800-675-8416
Helps patients who cannot afford their insurance co-payments, premiums, co-insurance, or other out-of-pocket health care costs.
Hill-Burton Program
1-800-638-0742 (Maryland residents call 1-800-492-0359)
Offers a federal program that requires certain hospitals to provide services to those who cannot afford them.
Hope Cancer Fund provides financial assistance and other forms of support to people with cancer.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1-800-955-4572
1-877-557-2672 (Copay Assistance Program)
Provides information and financial aid to patients with leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, or multiple myeloma.
LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare
1-866-235-7205
Offers financial assistance to cancer survivors who are 6 months post-treatment with no evidence of disease for transportation to follow-up appointments, medical co-pays, cancer-related medications, and neuropsychological evaluation.
Lymphoma Research Foundation
1-800-500-9976
Offers limited financial assistance for uninsured and underinsured lymphoma patients undergoing treatment, as well as legal and insurance help.
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
1-805-563-8400
Helps newly diagnosed patients afford expenses related to consulting with a mesothelioma expert through the Mary and Bob Cosentino Travel Grant Program.
National Brain Tumor Society
1-800-934-CURE
Assists brain tumor patients with treatment-related expenses.
National Council on the Aging
Finds programs that may pay the cost of prescriptions and healthcare services for people age 55 and older.
National Marrow Donor Program
1-888-999-6743
Offers financial assistance through its Marrow Foundation Patient Assistance Program with funds for searching the NMDP Registry and/or for some post-transplant costs.
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Assists uninsured or underinsured individuals with medications and medical co-payments.
NeedyMeds
Features information on patient-assistance programs designed to help those who cannot afford their medicines.
Patients Access Network Foundation
Helps patients who cannot access the treatments they need due to out-of-pocket health care costs, including deductibles, co-payments, and co-insurance.
Patient Advocate Foundation
1-800-532-5274
Offers forms of financial assistance to people with cancer.
Patient Services Incorporated
1-800-366-7741
Assists patients in locating health insurance policies and provides health insurance premium assistance and co-payment assistance.
The Pink Fund
1-877-234-PINK (7465)
Providing financial assistance to women and men afflicted with breast cancer.
Sarcoma Alliance
1-415-381-7236
Grants money to reimburse medical and other expenses directly related to getting a second opinion from a sarcoma specialist.
Pharmaceutical Drugs
Amgen Assist
1-800-272-9376
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation
1-800-736-0003
Chronic Disease Fund
1-877-968-7233
Co-Pay Relief Program
1-866-512-3861
Genentech's Single Point of Contact
1-888-249-4918
GlaxoSmithKline's Commitment to Access
1-866-265-6491
Lilly Cares
1-800-545-6962
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
1-888-477-2669
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief
1-866-512-3861
Pfizer's FirstRESOURCE
1-877-744-5675
RxAssist and Rx Outreach Patient Assistance Programs
Together Rx Access
1-800-444-4106
Housing
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
1-800-ACS-2345
Provides free, temporary housing facilities for cancer patients in treatment.
Joe's House
Presents a nation-wide online service to help cancer patients and their families find lodging near treatment centers.
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses
1-800-542-9730
Offers family-centered lodging and support services to families and their loved ones who are receiving medical treatment far from their home communities.
Ronald McDonald House
1-630-623-7048
Provides temporary housing to children and their families close to medical facilities.
Air Transportation
Air Charity Network
1-877-621-7177
Connects people in need with "free" flights to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations and other travel resources due to family, community, or national crisis.
Corporate Angel Network
1-866-328-1313
Arrange flights for cancer patients to treatment centers using empty seats on corporate aircrafts flying on routine business.
Miracle Flights for Kids
1-800-FLY-1711
Offers financial support for families needing to fly seriously ill children to receive proper medical care and to get a second opinion.
National Patient Travel Center
1-800-296-1217
Provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network.
Legal Support
Cancer Legal Resources Center
1-866-843-2572
Offers information about cancer-related legal issues regarding health insurance, employment, government benefits, estate planning, advanced healthcare directives, family law, and consumer assistance. Staff includes attorneys and other professionals. All services are free and confidential.
Other Fundraising Help
GiveForward
Empowers friends and family to provide emotional and financial support to loved ones while they navigate a medical crisis. A GiveForward page makes fundraising for out-of-pocket expenses like co-pays, travel and lodging, and alternative treatments easy.
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