Co-Payment Assistance for Colorectal Cancer Patients

October 11, 2011

People with health insurance who are undergoing treatment for colon or colorectal cancer may be eligible to receive up to $10,000 per year in co-payment assistance through the CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation.

The Foundation also provides co-payment assistance to people undergoing treatment for:

  • non-small cell lung cancer
  • gastric cancer
  • renal cell cancer
  • glioblastoma
  • pancreatic cancer

Currently, the funds for breast cancer, prostate cancer, and head and neck cancer are closed. We will notify you as soon as these funds become available again.

Visit www.cancercarecopay.org to learn more about the foundation and how to apply for assistance. Learn more about our free, professional support services and resources for people facing colon or colorectal cancer.

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New Publications are Available, Free of Charge

April 26, 2011

CancerCare recently added eight new publications to its reading room of Connect booklets and fact sheets, all of which can be ordered free of charge from our online order form:

Three of these new publications are in Spanish:

Stay up-to-date on new publications by signing up for CancerCare E-News, CancerCare‘s free monthly email newsletter.

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Inspirational Stories of Metastatic Cancer Patients Leading Long and Active Lives

July 23, 2010

A recent article in Cure Magazine highlights how some people with metastatic cancer have benefited by “hitchhiking,” meaning when one treatment stops working, they can move on to the next.

When Suzanne Lindley was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and informed she had six months to live, she and her family moved to the country, where she’d always dreamed of living.  Twelve years later, Suzanne leads an amazingly active life, traveling all around the country as a colorectal cancer advocate.

She credits her current quality of life to hitchhiking treatments, as well as to her CancerCare social worker Keith Lyons, who provided her with essential support and motivation through individual counseling and a support group.  “[Keith] said I could see cancer as a death sentence or I could celebrate the fact that I was very much alive and experience now,” Suzanne recalls.

The complete article is available here.

CancerCare offers online, telephone and face-to-face support groups that connect you with people who are in a similar situation. All support groups are free and led by professional oncology social workers who are experienced with cancer-related issues and concerns.

 

 

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Co-Payment Assistance Available to Kidney and Colorectal Cancer Patients

March 4, 2010

March is both Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. 

The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation provides up to $10,000 per year in co-payment assistance to eligible individuals facing renal cell carcinoma or colorectal cancer.

CancerCare has also responded to the needs of people facing kidney cancer by hosting Connect Education Workshops that offer information about research and treatment in kidney cancer and offering informative kidney cancer publications in our ever-expanding online reading room.

To learn about treatment updates for colorectal cancer, listen to our most recent Connect Education Workshop, Emerging Treatments for Colorectal Cancer: What’s New? Other Connect Education Workshops have explored colorectal cancer topics such as improved treatment options through clinical trials and updates on genetic testing for recurrence.

Additionally, this month’s Ask CancerCare column gives you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about coping with colorectal cancer.

For more resources on these cancers, visit the diagnoses pages on our website. 

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