Best Cancer Charities That Can Help

Best Cancer Charities That Can Help

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Finding financial help while having cancer is harder than you might think. Seems like you can’t go to long without seeing some type of organization collecting donations for a good cause. However, when it’s time to turn those donations into financial aid for people in need, things don’t always add up.

 

Finding the best cancer charities is not easy.

My personal experience with looking for financial aid has really left me disappointed. Not only is the process very time consuming but very few charities even have funds available. Most of the time they have certain criteria that you might not meet. If so you’re out of luck. All of this is pretty much the norm and not too much can really be done about it.

 

Largest Charities Don’t always help the most.

You would also think that the largest charities would give out the most aid since they collect the most donations. I used to also think the same but unfortunately that’s not always true. For example, one of the largest Cancer charities (American Cancer society) only supplied my mother with a $25 gift card once per year for a total of 2 years. The 3rd year we were told that gift cards or any other financial help was no longer available. We were glad to receive the $25 gift card of course, but honestly it did not make any impact on the overall financial strain.

 

American Cancer society does offer other services that are not direct financial aid as well. Some of those services might be really helpful for some people but we didn’t have a need for them. I see the commercials and see the fundraisers for American Cancer Society almost everyday. For that reason I was expecting more help from such a large organization. I was pretty much devastated.

 

Many Charities Don’t give back enough.

Charities not giving enough back to the cause is getting to be very common these days. Even worse than not giving back enough, is not giving back at all. Another thing to watch out for are the Charities that are fake and accept donations but never have intentions to help anyone. They keep all donations for themselves and give back nothing. Zero.

 

45 Best Cancer Charities.

Since I know how hard it is to find help while going through a Cancer battle, I wanted to help. I searched and found a good starting point for most cancer patients. I put together a list below of the 45 best cancer charities below.

 

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1-22 Top Cancer Charities.

 

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23-45 Top Cancer Charities.

 

 

Real Charities Do Exist.

This list was made using information found on Charity Navigator. They rate various charities in many categories using their own rating system. I only included charities that had a 4 star out of 4 star rating. But remember just because you see a charity listed as one of the 45 doesn’t mean it’s perfect. This Chart is only designed to point you in the right direction and save you some time. This chart won’t change the fact that looking for financial aid is a difficult process. The good news is if you look hard enough help is possible. Some charities actually are real charities that help people in need.

A big thank you to all the Best Cancer Charities listed above.

 

While you’re looking for the best charities, check out which Charities To Avoid.

 

Best Cancer Charities That Can Help was last modified: January 21st, 2017 by Cancermind
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4 Comments

  1. Robert Mitchell 4 years ago

    I have prostate cancer and unable to pay. looking for finical aid my co-pay on this bill is 4700.00 please help!!

    • Author
      Cancermind 4 years ago

      Robert,

      Sorry to hear about your situation. It isn’t easy to find financial help for cancer patients. And even if you manage to find help it usually won’t be for a significant amount. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be somewhat successful if you put the time and effort in.

      First, you can call the larger well known charities like american cancer society which at most will provide you with a gift card to a local grocery store that can help indirectly. Second, try reaching out to some of the charities on the list I provided in the article above. Choose the ones that identify in supporting the cancer type you have like the prostate cancer foundation. Lastly, since it looks like you need help with your co-pay reach out to a hospital social worker and see if the hospital themselves can help you with the co-pay. They are almost always willing to help when a patient has a hard time paying. The social worker can also help you find local charities and help you to apply to the ones that have a history of helping cancer patients in the past.

  2. ELaine 8 months ago

    My husband has cancer and we need some financial assistance to help with the cost of treatment. Is there any charity that can help?
    Elain Taylor
    [email protected]

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      Cancermind 6 months ago

      Hi Elaine, very sorry to hear about your husband. Charities do exist that might be able to help but finding them can be difficult and time consuming. Most charities have an application that will determine whether you meet various criteria set by them. For example, some charities only provide assistance to locals or certain regions and others might be cancer specific and only help breast cancer patients.

      From my experience, some of the most popular and well known charities like American Cancer Society give you the least amount of financial help. When I needed help, the most I ever received from American Cancer Society was a $50 gift card and that took a lot of time and effort. They do offer help in other non-direct financial ways like provide transportation to treatments if that is something you need. However, if you need direct financial assistance, the social worker at your hospital is one of the best resources. The social worker would already have all your information and does this sort of thing every day helping other patients just like your husband. They can provide you with a list of charities you might be eligible for and even help with the application process. There is even a small chance the hospital itself can provide you with assistance depending on your circumstances. The social worker route will be your highest chance of success.

      The other option is just call every charity you can and see if they provide assistance in the form of direct financial support. A large amount of cancer charities collect far more than they provide for assistance so be prepared to hear a lot of no’s. But the more calls you make the better your results will be. Let us know how the search goes and if you learn anything throughout the process that can help someone else. We all wish you and your husband the best of luck.

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