Additional Resources
General Support & Services
Cancer.org: The American Cancer Society’s patient-information website, with tools to help navigate diagnosis and treatment. Learn more: cancer.org.
CancerCare®: Comprehensive free services including counseling, support groups, educational workshops, and travel and financial assistance. Learn more: cancercare.org/services.
Cancer Support Community: Free professional support services, support groups, and a helpline for people with cancer and their families. Learn more: cancersupportcommunity.org.
Medical Information & Resources
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) offers specialized information on rare cancers and rare vascular tumors to help people understand their diagnosis and treatment options. Learn more: cancer.gov/.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) provides plain-language NCCN Guidelines for Patients®, including those for soft tissue sarcoma, to help people make informed decisions at each step of their journey. Learn more: nccn.org/patients/guidelines/content/PDF/sarcoma-patient.pdf.
Financial Assistance
Triage Cancer is a free national organization that provides resources on the practical issues that come with cancer, including insurance, finances, and work. Learn more: triagecancer.org/cancer-finances-financial-assistance.
Foundation Medicine provides genomic sequencing testing services and offers financial assistance for their services for qualifying U.S. patients. Learn more: foundationmedicine.com/billing-and-financial-assistance.
Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) provides financial assistance for travel expenses related to clinical-trial access through a program called Jordan’s Dream Fund. Grants are awarded quarterly. Learn more: curesarcoma.org/support-resources/clinical-trials-assistance/.
The Sarcoma Alliance offers a Second Opinion grant program to help people seek a second opinion about their care. Learn more: sarcomaalliance.org/financial-assistance/.
Patient Advocate Foundation provides case management and legal counseling to help people resolve insurance, job-retention, and medical-debt issues, and runs a Co-Pay Relief Program for eligible patients. Learn more: patientadvocate.org/.
Air & Ground Transportation
Air Charity Network is made up of member organizations that cover geographical service areas and coordinate volunteer flights across the continental United States, including Hawaii and Alaska. Learn more: aircharitynetwork.org/.
Corporate Angel Network arranges free travel for people with cancer to treatment across the country using empty seats on corporate or commercial jets. Learn more: corpangelnetwork.org/.
Miracle Flights provides no-cost commercial air travel for children ages 0-17 to treatment facilities in the United States. Learn more: miracleflights.org/.
Sky Hope arranges free flights using a network of volunteer pilots for people requiring medical diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up who cannot afford or are unable to fly commercially. Learn more: skyhope.org/.
Mercy Medical Angels provides transportation to medical care through its Patient Travel Referral Program, arranging both air and ground travel for people in need. Learn more: mercymedical.org/.
Angel Flight East arranges free air transportation for adults and children traveling for medical treatment in the Northeastern United States, using volunteer pilots. Learn more: angelflighteast.org/.
Housing & Lodging
Hope Lodge (American Cancer Society) provides free lodging for people with cancer and a caregiver who must travel for treatment, in select cities in the United States. Learn more: cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/patient-lodging/hope-lodge.html.
Joe’s House maintains a nationwide directory of lodging near treatment centers, including places that offer free or reduced rates for people receiving care. Learn more: joeshouse.org/.
Ronald McDonald House Charities provides low-cost lodging for families of children receiving medical care in many locations. Learn more: ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org/.
Legal & Workplace Assistance
Triage Cancer offers free education and resources on insurance, employment rights, disability benefits, and finances for people affected by cancer. Learn more: triagecancer.org/.
The Patient Advocate Foundation provides case managers and attorneys who help people resolve insurance, job-retention, and debt-crisis matters related to their diagnosis. Learn more: patientadvocate.org/.
Cancer Justice provides free information and resources on the legal issues that can arise with a cancer diagnosis, such as insurance, employment, and access to care. Learn more: thedrlc.org/cancer-justice/.
Advance Care Planning
The Conversation Project offers free guides to help people talk about and document their values, goals, and wishes for care through the end of life, so loved ones and care teams can honor them. Learn more: theconversationproject.org/.
Peer-to-Peer Resources
Cancer Hope Network does one-to-one peer matching with trained survivor volunteers. Learn more: cancerhopenetwork.org/.
Imerman Angels/Sarcoma Match (SFA): SFA's free peer-to-peer mentorship program, powered by Imerman Angels, for anyone affected by sarcoma: patients, survivors, and caregivers. Learn more: curesarcoma.org/support-resources/sarcoma-match/.