Patients

  • Jasper Health
    Jasper Health is a virtual platform for supportive care to individuals affected by cancer. A solution to connect caregivers, providers, and health plan care teams.
  • Patient Resource
    Where information equals hope. Directory of organizations that offer financial assistance to people affected by cancer.
  • Dollar For
    Advocating for patients to eliminate medical debt.
  • Cost Plus Drug Company
    Marc Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company cuts out the middlemen to offer hundreds of common (and often life saving) drugs at understandable prices.
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is committed to providing free information, resources and support to those affected by blood cancers. LLS offers resources for pediatric, adolescent, young adult and adult patients and their caregivers, and has a website in English and in Spanish.  Those interested in learning more should call the oncology social workers and nurses in the LLS Information Resource Center at 1-800-955-4572
  • Patient Advocate Foundation
    The Patient Advocate Foundation’s Co-Pay Relief Program is for insured individuals and provides assistance with co-payment, co-insurance and deductible expenses related to pharmaceutical treatments and/or medications that are prescribed for your diagnosis to eligible individuals.
  • Leukemia Research Foundation
    The Leukemia Research Foundation Patient Grant Program is intended to assist patients and their families by easing the financial burden so they can focus on their health and treatment. Their Patient Grant Program offers a one-time grant to eligible leukemia patients living in Illinois or within 100 miles of Chicago.
  • Cancer Care
    Financial assistance for cancer-related costs and co-pays, and professional oncology social workers can help you find additional resources.
  • Cancer Care News (CCN)
    Cancer Care News (CCN) supports people who have been diagnosed with cancer (and their families).  Resources to get help you need quickly, easily, and all for free.
  • Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
    CFAC is a coalition of organizations helping cancer patients manage their financial challenges.
  • HealthWell Foundation
    Financial assistance to adults and children to cover the cost of prescription drug coinsurance, copayments, deductibles, health insurance premiums and other selected out-of-pocket health care costs.
  • Family Reach
    Family Reach is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to removing the financial barriers standing between a cancer patient and their treatment. Loss of income, out-of-pocket expenses, and socioeconomic factors create disparities in the financial burdens families face. Family Reach delivers financial education, financial coaching, resource navigation, and emergency relief funds to patients and caregivers facing a cancer diagnosis so no family has to choose between their health and their home.
  • Patient Empowerment Network (PEN)
    PEN’s mission is to fortify cancer patients and care partners with the knowledge and tools to boost their confidence, put them in control of their healthcare journey, and assist them in receiving the best, most personalized care available to ensure they have the best possible outcome.
  • Angel Foundation
    The Angel Foundation Emergency Financial Assistance program provides financial support to adults in active treatment for cancer, living in or treated in the seven-county Twin Cities area (seven-county metro area of Minnesota). This program assists with non-medical basic needs such as groceries, gas, utilities and housing payments. The Facing Cancer Together program gives parents and caregivers the tools they need to parent through cancer. Kid-friendly activities provide education, emotional support and social experiences for the entire family.
  • New York Cancer Foundation
    The New York Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization which offers financial assistance grants for non-medical expenses to qualifying patients actively undergoing cancer treatment in the Greater Metro Area (within the counties of New York City, as well as Nassau & Suffolk). The Foundation strives to relieve some of the financial burden patients are facing so they may focus on their treatment and healing.
  • Expect Miracles Foundation
    Expect Miracles Foundation’s SAMFund provides critical financial resources to young adult cancer survivors twice a year through grants in two categories: Financial Assistance Grants and Family Building Grants.
  • Lymphoma Research Foundation
    The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) offers financial support for people currently undergoing treatment for lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Through this program, LRF may be able to assist lymphoma patients with expenses related to their treatment.

Informative Links

  • Leukemia overview by the Cleveland Clinic
    Leukemia starts when the DNA of a single cell in your bone marrow changes (mutates) and can’t develop and function normally. Treatments for leukemia depend on the type of leukemia you have, your age and overall health, and if the leukemia has spread to other organs or tissues.
  • Leukemia: Survival Rates and Prognosis
    Leukemia is cancer that affects blood cells. There are several types and subtypes of leukemia, and each of them strikes different types of blood cells. The chance of recovering from this cancer – called your prognosis – depends greatly on the specific type of leukemia.
  • Pediatric Leukemia Treatments Are Not Just for Kids
    Adolescent and young adult (AYA) ​cancer patients ​​are in a unique position – not children anymore but, in many cases, also not fully grown. Oncologists initially believed it was best to treat patients in this age group as adults. Then research indicated that these patients often had better outcomes when treated at pediatric hospitals.
  • Blood Cancer Discovery
    Blood Cancer Discovery provides a critical outlet for high-impact basic, translational, and clinical research on all disease subtypes of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and associated diseases