Health Care Disparities

Counseling

Learn more about how oncology social workers can help you cope with a cancer diagnosis.

Resource Navigation

Learn more about how CancerCare Resource Navigation can help you address barriers to care.

Connect Education Workshops

Listen in by telephone or online as leading experts in oncology provide up-to-date information about cancer-related issues in one-hour workshops. Podcasts are also available.

Podcasts

Health Care Disparities

• Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Jun 25, 2025
• Diverse Populations Participating in Decisions About Your Care with Your Health Care Team, Jun 17, 2025
• Understanding How Health Care Disparities May Influence Your Cancer Treatment and Care, Jun 2, 2025
• Diverse Populations Living with Multiple Myeloma, Apr 24, 2025
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer and African American Women, Oct 16, 2024
• How Health Care Disparities May Influence Your Cancer Treatment, Jun 17, 2024
• Diverse Populations Participating in Decisions about Your Care, Apr 22, 2024
• Diverse Populations Living with Multiple Myeloma: Treatment Advances, Mar 28, 2024
• Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Jan 19, 2024
• Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Strategies to Cope, Oct 25, 2023
• Diverse Populations Participating in Decisions About Your Care With Your Health Care Team, Jun 28, 2023
• Diverse Populations Living with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Jun 23, 2023
• Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Jun 16, 2023
• Understanding How Health Care Disparities May Influence Your Cancer Treatment and Care: With Tips and Strategies to Find the Best Cancer Treatment and Health Care Team for You, May 15, 2023

Publications

Read or order our free Connect booklets and fact sheets offering easy-to-read information about the latest cancer treatments, managing side effects and coping with cancer.

For Any Cancer Diagnosis

• Building Connections as an LGBTQ+ Person: Resources and Support
• Cancer and Gender Diversity
• Coping With Cancer as a Gay or Bisexual Man
• Coping With Cancer as an LGBTQ+ Person
• Coping With Cancer for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
• For Health Care Professionals: Cultural Humility in Cancer Care
• Health Care Disparities and Cancer
• How Health Care Disparities Affect Your Care

For Lung Cancer

• Lung Cancer Screening for Black and African American Men

For Multiple Myeloma

• Multiple Myeloma and Diverse Populations

For Breast Cancer

• Newly Diagnosed African American Women: What You Need to Know

For Metastatic Breast Cancer

• Newly Diagnosed African American Women: What You Need to Know

For Triple Negative Breast Cancer

• Newly Diagnosed African American Women: What You Need to Know

Financial Assistance

Limited assistance from CancerCare is available to help with cancer-related costs.

Specialized Programs

CancerCare offers specialized programs to address specific populations and concerns.

Community Programs

Learn about and view the full calendar of our free community programs.

Coping Circle Workshops

Virtual educational and supportive workshops led by oncology social workers and qualified co-facilitators. These workshops cover numerous topics and are offered in English and Spanish.