What resources are available for breast cancer?

Financial help

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Bringing Hope Home. (484) 580-8395.
CancerCare. (800) 813-4673 (800-813-HOPE)
Forward4Tobi. (847) 894-6650.
HealthWell Foundation. (800) 675-8416.
PAN Foundation. (866) 316-7263 (866-316-PANF)
The Pink Fund. (877) 234-7465 (877-234-PINK)
CancerConnect. (208) 727-6880.
Cancer Support Community (CSC) (888) 793-9355.

How can I get free breast cancer?

To lower your risk:

Limit alcohol. The more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of developing breast cancer.
Maintain a healthy weight. If your weight is healthy, work to maintain that weight.
Be physically active.
Breast-feed.
Limit postmenopausal hormone therapy.

What resources are available for cancer patients?

How Do I Find These Resources?

Resources.
CancerCare. 800-813-HOPE (4673) www.cancercare.org.
211 Collaborative. www.211.org.
American Cancer Society. 800-227-2345. www.cancer.org.
U.S. Administration on Aging. 800-677-1116. www.eldercare.gov.
The United Way. (find your local United Way at www.liveunited.org)

What is the Pink Fund?

The Pink Fund provides up to 90 days of financial support to breast cancer patients in active treatment to help cover expenses for housing, transportation, utilities and insurance. This support helps patients meet basic needs, decrease stress levels and focus on healing, while improving survivorship outcomes.

What does American Cancer Society help with?

We promote healthy lifestyles to help you prevent cancer. We research cancer and its causes to find more answers and better treatments. We fight for lifesaving policy changes. We provide everything from emotional support to the latest cancer information for those who have been touched by cancer.

What is a triple negative cancer?

What Is Triple-Negative Breast Cancer? Triple-negative breast cancer is a kind of breast cancer that does not have any of the receptors that are commonly found in breast cancer. Think of cancer cells as a house. The front door may have three kinds of locks, called receptors— One is for the female hormone estrogen.

How can I get money if I have cancer?

How can I get money for cancer treatment? Grants, crowdfunding, and disability benefits are some other ways you can get money for cancer treatment. Additionally, viatical or life settlements (where you sell your life insurance policy for a lump sum of cash), can be a great option to get money for cancer treatment.

What types of cancer qualify for disability?

If you have been diagnosed with one of the following cancers, you should automatically, medically qualify for disability benefits:

Esophageal cancer.
Gallbladder cancer.
Brain cancer.
Inflammatory breast cancer.
Liver cancer.
Pancreatic cancer.
Salivary cancers.
Sinonasal cancer.

Is the Pink Fund legit?

Pink Fund Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2009, and donations are tax-deductible.

How can I get financial help for cancer?

Here are some government schemes that can help fund your cancer treatment.

Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund.
The Health Minister’s Discretionary Grants.
The Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)
National Health Protection Scheme.
The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
State Illness Assistance Fund.

What is the deadliest form of breast cancer?

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is considered an aggressive cancer because it grows quickly, is more likely to have spread at the time it’s found, and is more likely to come back after treatment than other types of breast cancer.

What type breast cancer has the highest recurrence rate?

Research suggests that estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer is more likely to come back more than five years after diagnosis.

Can you get disability for having breast cancer?

Social Security disability benefits are an option for women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and need help. Because of the prevalence of breast cancer in the US, the Social Security Administration (SSA) lists breast cancer as a disabling condition and a potentially qualifying disability.

Does the government give you money if you have cancer?

Government Compensation for Cancer Patients

If a person acquired any of those diseases and lived in those specified areas of the Western U.S. during that time, they can apply for compensation. Unlike class-action lawsuits, statutes like this offer compensation without having to prove causation.

Can cancer patients get disability allowance?

In general, any cancer that is Stage IV or terminal will automatically qualify a person to receive disability benefits. A very serious cancer diagnosis qualifies for the Compassionate Allowance program, which expedites the claim for disability benefits to start receiving money quickly.

What is the easiest breast cancer to treat?

Ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS
The cancer cells have not spread through the walls of the ducts into the nearby breast tissue. Nearly all women with DCIS can be cured.

What is the 5 year pill for breast cancer?

Tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is usually taken daily in pill form. It’s often used to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence in women who have been treated for early-stage breast cancer. In this situation, it’s typically taken for five to 10 years.

Where does breast cancer spread first?

Lymph nodes.
The lymph nodes under your arm are the first place breast cancer is most likely to spread. It might also travel into the tissue surrounding your breast, like in your chest, or it might travel up to your collarbone or lower neck.

Is Stage 1 breast cancer a disability?

Does breast cancer qualify for disability?

How do I get money if I have cancer?

The Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC) is a group of national organizations that provide financial help to patients. CFAC provides a searchable database of financial resources. CancerCare provides limited financial assistance for co-pays, transportation, home care, and child care.

What is the most curable type of breast cancer?

Ductal Carcinoma.
About 1 in 5 people who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer have DCIS. This type is very curable.

Which breast cancer has the best prognosis?

Grade 1 has the best prognosis. Some breast cancers need your body’s natural hormones estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) to grow. These cancer cells have proteins on the outside of their walls called hormone receptors.

Do you feel unwell with breast cancer?

Some general symptoms that breast cancer may have spread include: Feeling constantly tired. Constant nausea (feeling sick) Unexplained weight loss and loss of appetite.

How long do you have off work with breast cancer?

Most of the women with breast cancer took time off work (almost 6 months on average) after receiving the diagnosis.

What resources are available for breast cancer?