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Doran & Murphy Canceling Cancer Scholarship
To assist students who have been impacted by cancer, whether as a patient or by the cancer diagnosis of a family member or close friend. Please…
Public health insurance programs
Some cancer survivors are eligible for health insurance, disability benefits or cash payments. While the eligibility requirements and enrollment proc…
Support Resources
You Are The Hero
To empower youth in need who are living with chronic, potentially illnesses, to help them embrace their superhero identity, and share their heroic st…
Aidan
Mary was a former Human Resources professional at Comcast, who constantly kept a positive attitude, despite years of health issues. She was always ver…
Stories
Carmen
Hello I’m Carmen. I heard about Blood Cancer United on Google. I did reach out to Blood Cancer United however I’ve decided not to do the clinical rese…
Stories
Eva
At after a visit to the ER in the middle of the night, she was diagnosed with NHL. Surgery not being an option, she started chemo. Through the grueli…
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service
To provide accurate, , and reliable information on cancer that is easy to understand; this free service is a federally funded cancer education program…
National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
To assist young adults and their families who are dealing with cancer and wish to pursue higher education. Offers $, scholarships for young adul…
Warrior Horses
To bring joy and a unique experience to pediatric cancer patients by matching them with a "warrior" horse. Matches pediatric cancer patients wit…
Acute Leukemia Advocates Network (ALAN)
To change the outcomes of acute leukemia patients by strengthening patient advocacy. ALAN is an independent global network of patient organizati…
Improving the quality of health insurance
Cancer patients need meaningful health insurance coverage. That means health plans must cover essential care, maintain sufficient provider networks, a…
Advocacy
Jeff & Melanie
My wife, Melanie and I had always been pretty healthy. We exercised, tried to eat right and discovered the value of meditation. But things changed in …
Jessica
I'm a - woman, and I battled stage III nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma (NSHL) from ages to . It started with the base of my throat being enlarged …
United Healthcare Children's Foundation
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is a charity dedicated to enhancing the quality of children’s lives through much needed medical gr…
Maurice
On July , , I went to the ER after feeling sluggish and weak the day before. I was kept in the hospital and on July , I was diagnosed with acute lymph…
Jackson
Jackson was diagnosed on December , age eight with Philadelphia positive acute leukemia. Doctor's said he wouldn't live long and transferred him to C…
Suggested Reading - Liberating Losses: When Death Brings Relief
When someone dies, those left behind are expected to grieve. But, as taboo as it is to admit, not every death brings sadness. Labeled as "nontradition…
Developing novel therapeutic approaches for classical and variant hairy cell leukemia
In this proposal, we have combined clinical and research expertise in HCL across Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College…
Don
My Uncle Don Parker is my hero, and my favorite uncle as well, who just never gave up on himself and others. And when he got sick and passed away with…
118foundation
Foundation is committed to helping young people, ages -, make their comeback from cancer, restoring trust in their futures and freedom to live sickne…
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Suggested Reading - Live Longer, Live Larger: A Holistic Approach for Cancer Patients and their Families
Through years of practice as a hematologist/oncologist/psychologist team, the Buchholz's have helped people to construct strategies for dealing with …
Jorel
On June , my son Jorel Cunningham was diagnosed with stage three diffuse large B cell lymphona, primary lesion of the bone, after biopsies. Here is h…
Lauren
"I am a chronic mother of boys and wife. In , I was diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia. The diagnosis came after having multiple cerebellar st…
Ryan
I am a year survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and was heavily involved with LLS when I was a patient going through treatment. I was a pa…
Katelin (KiNG)
In April , Katelin, also known as KiNG, went to see a doctor for persistent severe headaches and dizziness. A blood test revealed that she had phase I…