Resources
Browse a list of cancer resources to learn more about your diagnosis, course of treatment, mental and emotional wellness, finances and social support.
Diagnosis Information
Learn more about your diagnosis and treatment options:
- : Provides AYA-specific resources, including diet and fitness
- : Provides helpful answers to many questions about cancer
- : Helps patients and their support systems take control over a cancer diagnosis, empowering them to make informed decisions
- : Identifies local services across the nation available to young adults affected by cancer
- : Provides up-to-date information about cancer, treatment options and clinical trials
- : Provides education, guidance and support for those affected by sarcoma
- : Has excellent information that specifically supports patients age 15-39
Social Support
Connect with people who understand what it means to be an adolescent or young adult with cancer:
- : Offers free programs and support groups for anyone affected by cancer
- : Offers free, weeklong adventure camps for young adult cancer survivors
- : Facilitates a peer mentor program for people with cancer and their caregivers
- : Offers online cancer support and resources exclusively for young adults
- : Offers a variety of programs to support the whole person and their family
- : Provides free programs and services to alleviate the physical and emotional side effects of a cancer diagnosis
- : Addresses critical issues unique to young women with breast cancer and provides resources, connections and outreach to empower these women
- : Provides resources for free or at a reduced cost
- : Provides community and support in the areas of wellness, storytelling, education and research
Fertility Help
Learn about your options for starting a family after cancer treatment:
- : Helps patients find fertility preservation services in their area and provides education about their choices
- : Offers patient education, access to fertility services and treatments through financial assistance, a scholarship program and suggestions for men and women about a healthy lifestyle
- : Specializes in fertility options ranging from sperm and embryo banking to stem cell storage and genetic counseling
- : Offers reproductive health information and support for those undergoing cancer treatments; provides financial assistance; and supplies regional or physician-specific fertility resource guides
- : Educates cancer patients about fertility preservation before and during cancer treatment
- : Educates people whose fertility may be threatened by a disease or treatment about family planning options
Financial and Career Assistance
Find the help you need to afford cancer treatments and fertility preservation:
- : Supports patients pursuing fertility preservation services before cancer treatment
- : Has fertility preservation billing resources and template letters that help health care professionals appeal a denial and bill insurers appropriately
- : Provides financial assistance to women for fertility preservation
- : Serves the needs of families battling infertility and provides financial assistance
- : Provides financial assistance for storage-associated fertility preservation costs
- : Provides expert advice, resources and education on navigating cancer and possible work issues
- : Offers unique, up-to-date education and assistance about maintaining employment during treatment to cancer patients and their families
- : Assists with cancer-related costs, including copayments
- : Provides financial assistance through grants that support treatment-related costs not covered by insurance
- : Offers dedicated financial assistance for copay assistance, transportation
- : Pays most deductibles and full copays for prescriptions
- : Supports young adults after treatment ends, as they recover from the financial impacts of cancer treatment
- : Provides financial services for adolescents and young adults with medical illnesses
- : Provides partial wage replacement benefits (60%-70% of earned wage, depending on income) for up to 52 weeks to eligible California workers who contributed employee payroll deductions but are unable to work
Mental Health & Wellness
Get the support you need for your mental and emotional well-being both during and after cancer treatment:
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