National Collegiate Cancer Foundation

NCCF is committed to providing need-based financial support to young adult survivors who are pursuing higher education throughout their treatment and beyond. Furthermore, the Foundation promotes awareness and prevention of cancer within the young adult community.

The Ruth Cheatham Foundation

The Ruth Cheatham Foundation Scholarship Program is designed to provide funding to cancer patients and cancer survivors between the ages of 17 and 26 who wish to continue their education through an accredited undergraduate school, trade school or graduate school. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants based on financial need and personal hardship.

Patient Airlift Services

Patient Airlift Services arranges free air transportation for individuals requiring medical diagnosis, treatment or follow-up who cannot afford or are unable to fly commercially. PALS also arranges volunteer flights for family members of patients as compassionate missions, to ensure patients have support when they are away from home for long periods.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is based in Memphis, TN but has affiliate care throughout the United States. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food. St. Jude accepts insurance but many services provided by St. Jude have never been covered by insurance, and will not be in the future.

RXAssist

RXAssist can help patients learn about ways to use pharmaceutical company programs and other resources to help reduce medication costs. Patient assistance programs are run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine. RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of these patient assistance programs, as well as practical …

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Cleaning For A Reason

Cleaning For A Reason connects households battling cancer with local companies that can clean their homes for free. When cancer makes life at home difficult, their network of residential cleaners, cleaning industry volunteers and community volunteers come together to support cancer patients and their families. They serve all 50 states and Canada.

Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration has designated fibrolamellar as one of the diseases which may be fast tracked to get disability designation. The official announcement details from August 21, 2018 are included here.

Healthcare Hospitality Network

Healthcare Hospitality Network is a nationwide professional association of nearly 200 unique, nonprofit organizations that provide lodging and support services to patients, families and their loved ones who are receiving medical treatment far from their home communities. Hospital hospitality houses (HHH) provide free or significantly reduced cost lodging to patients and their families while receiving …

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