We can help with costs such as:

• Transportation to and from cancer treatment
• Home care
• Child care
• Pain medication (available in NY, NJ, CT)

To qualify for assistance, you will need to meet eligibility requirements and share information about your income, savings, and expenses. Your healthcare professional must also provide information about your diagnosis to us.

Please note: CancerCare's financial assistance does not cover basic living expenses such as rent, mortgages, utility payments, or food.

Learn more about our financial assistance. Or to apply:

Download the Application Packet Also available in Spanish

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Additional Resources

• CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation

  Our foundation helps people with health insurance who cannot afford their insurance co-payments to cover the cost of medications for treating specific cancer diagnoses. We currently help people diagnosed with colon or colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, glioblastoma, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and renal cell cancer.

• Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC)

  CFAC is a group of organizations that help cancer patients and their loved ones manage the financial challenges of cancer. CFAC maintains an up-to-date database of organizations that provide financial help.

• Cancer.net’s Patient Guide, “Managing the Cost of Cancer Care”

  This guide, from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), provides helpful tips for talking with your health care team about the costs of cancer care. The guide includes resources to assist you in financial planning before, during, and after treatment.