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If you need more support, Siteman has a list of trusted organizations in St. Louis and beyond.
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Many local and national organizations support people facing a cancer diagnosis. Siteman has put together a list of organizations and institutions we trust. Each organization has a team devoted to connecting you with the care you need.
Barnes-Jewish Healthcare
Offers financial assistance to help pay bills. This includes help applying for Medicaid or a reduction in the amount owed for some services. Call (314) 362-8400 or (855) 362-8400.
CancerCare
Provides financial assistance for individuals in active cancer treatment who meet eligibility guidelines.
CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCAF)
Helps people afford the cost of co-payments for chemotherapy and targeted treatment drugs. Call (866) 552-6729.
Gateway to Hope
Provides financial assistance for people diagnosed with or at high risk for developing breast cancer.
Good Days
Helps overcome the burden of treatment costs by making treatments affordable and acting as an advocate.
Illinois Rx Buying Club
Offers a discount prescription plan for both generics and brand name drugs. Call (866) 215-3463.
Komen Treatment Assistance Fund
Offers limited financial assistance for breast cancer patients for transportation, lymphedema care/supplies, oral medication, childcare/elder care, palliative care/home care, and durable medical equipment. Call (877) 465-6636.
Needy Meds
Connects people who cannot afford medicine or health care costs with free or discounted medication programs, clinics, camps, and scholarship programs. Call (800) 503-6897.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA)
Matches patients to programs offering free or low-cost prescription medicines. Call (888) 477-2669.
Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation
Provides co-payment assistance for insured patients to cover out-of-pocket costs for medications or infusions. Call (866) 316-7263.
Patient Advocate Foundation Colorectal Care Line
Offers financial aid through the Financial Aid Fund for those diagnosed with colon cancer who need financial assistance. Call (866) 657-8634.
Patient Services Incorporated (PSI)
Provides financial assistance for specific chronic illnesses by subsidizing health insurance premiums, pharmacy/treatment copayments, Medicare Part D co-insurance, and travel assistance. Call (800) 366-7741.
Peregrine Society
Provides medication assistance for the uninsured and underinsured residing in St. Louis city or county. Call (314) 781-6775.
Remember Betty
Provides direct financial support to help minimize the financial burden associated with breast cancer for patients and survivors.
Rx Outreach
Nonprofit mail order pharmacy providing affordable medications to eligible patients across the U.S. and U.S. territories. Call (888) 796-1234.
Sisters Network Inc.
This African American breast cancer survivorship organization provides financial assistance for mammograms, co-pay, office visits, prescriptions, medical-related lodging, and prosthesis. Call (866) 781-1808.
Tata Sisterhood Foundation
Provides motivational and financial assistance to women suffering from triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Email [email protected].
The Catherine H. Tuck Foundation
Provides financial aid grants for basic necessities of life, such as rent, utilities, transportation for treatment, childcare, and food, to men and women in active breast cancer treatment.
The Pink Fund
Provides short-term financial aid to breast cancer patients, covering medical and non-medical expenses. This includes insurance premiums, prescriptions, house/rent payments, care insurance payments, and utility payments.
Triple Step Toward the Cure
Offers assistance with meal delivery, emergency funds for rent, groceries, and utilities, selected co-pay assistance, and other services for women with breast cancer.
Transportation and Lodging
American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Program
Provides free transportation for cancer patients traveling for essential medical care related to a cancer diagnosis. Call (800) 227-2345
Express Medical Transports, Inc (EMT)
Transports individuals and families to and from appointments. Call (314) 781-6400.
Hope Lodge
Offers free temporary housing for cancer patients traveling more than 50 miles to Saint Louis for outpatient cancer treatment. Call (314) 256-8150.
Missouri Care
Offers non-emergency medical transportation to members of MO Health Net. Call (800) 695-5791.
Food and Nutrition Assistance
Community Action Agency of St. Louis County (CAASTLC)
A food pantry designed to meet the immediate needs of income-eligible individuals or families. Call (314) 863-0015.
Food Outreach
Helps cancer patients by providing a dietitian assessment and nutritional support. Call (314) 652-3663.
Mercy Cancer Services – Food for Thought
Monthly class featuring nutrition tips by a registered dietitian. Call (314) 251-6400.
Missouri Food Stamp Program / Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Government assistance program to help low-income households pay for food. Call (800) 392-1261.
Emotional and Peer Support
Cancer Hope Network
Provides free and confidential one-on-one emotional support by matching patients or family members with trained volunteer cancer survivors. Call (800) 552-4366.
Cancer Support Community
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support, education, and hope to people affected by cancer. Call the helpline at (888) 793-9355.
Stupid Cancer
Offers a lifeline to the young adult cancer community (ages 15-39) by connecting them to age-appropriate resources and peers.
Ulman Foundation
Creates a community of support for young adults and their loved ones affected by cancer.
Information, Education, and Advocacy
American Cancer Society
Provides information about making treatment decisions, coping with side effects, financial matters, caregiving, and living well after cancer.
American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
The advocacy wing of the ACS, the network advocates for evidence-based public policies to reduce the cancer burden for everyone.Call (202) 661-5700.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act, which includes cancer-related disabilities.
American Indian Cancer Foundation
Supports interventions that engage Native populations in discovering their own cancer best practices.
Cancer.net
Doctor-approved information for patients, families, and caregivers from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Families USA: The Voice for Health Care Consumers
A non-partisan advocate for health care consumers working toward high-quality, affordable health care and improved health for all. Call (202) 628-3030.
Medicare Rights Center
Works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling, advocacy, and educational programs. Call (212) 869-3850.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Offers free, credible, and comprehensive information about cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, research, and clinical trials.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
Cancer advocacy organization promoting national policy change to ensure quality cancer care for survivors.
National Lymphedema Network (NLN)
Provides education and guidance regarding lymphedema management.
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
Provides direct services to patients with chronic diseases to help access care and treatment recommended by their doctor. Call (800) 532-5274.
The Colon Club
Raises awareness of colon cancer in young adults and educates people about risk factors, symptoms, and screening. Call (812) 430-6379.
Specialized Medical, Physical, and Equipment Services
Be The Match
Manages the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world.
Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis
Provides nutritional supplements, durable medical equipment (wigs, prostheses, bath chairs), ostomy supplies, and compression garments that are not always covered by insurance.
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
A 12-week, small-group program designed to help adult cancer survivors become more physically active after a cancer diagnosis.
Look Good Feel Better
A free workshop for women undergoing cancer treatment that teaches beauty techniques to cope with temporary appearance-related side effects.
Illinois Tobacco Quitline
Call the Illinois Tobacco Quitline at (866) QUIT-YES or quityes.org.
Missouri Tobacco Quitline
Call the Missouri Tobacco Quitline at (800) QUIT-NOW or youcanquit.org.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Occupational Therapy
Skilled clinicians work with you to improve memory and thinking following chemotherapy.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center
Offers female and male fertility preservation through assisted reproductive technology.
Community Health Centers
Community Health Centers are places you can go to if you are uninsured, on Medicaid/Medicare, or if you have insurance.
Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers
North Site Health Center
West Site Health Center
Crider Health Centers
Warrenton Health Center
Wentzville Health Center
Family Care Health Centers fchstl.org
Carondelet Health Center
Forest Park Southeast Health Center
Affinia Healthcare (formerly Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers)
South Health Center
Murphy-O’Fallon Health Center
Soulard Benton Health Center
Water Tower Health Center
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation
Cahokia Health Center
East St. Louis Health Center
Fairmont City Health Center
McKinley Health Center