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Help in Finding the Right Resource
In our 23 years of working with breast cancer survivors and medical and support communities, we’ve maintained a comprehensive list of resources to save others the homework. Click on a category to begin, then click on the name of the organization to take you directly to their website.
Breast Cancer Information & Research
- American Breast Cancer Foundation
The American Breast Cancer Foundation serves as the connection between those with a compassionate heart to give and those with the courage to seek help.
- American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. The ACS offers a variety of services and programs for patients and their families, helping people get well, stay well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. The telephone number connects you to Reach to Recovery a program that supports breast cancer patients before, during, and after treatment.
- Breast360.org
Information about breast issues, written by breast surgeons
- Breastcancer.org
Breastcancer.org is dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Their mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives.
- CancerCare
Professional oncology social workers provide free emotional and practical support for people with cancer, caregivers, loved ones and the bereaved.
- FORCE-Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
FORCE is the only national nonprofit organization devoted to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Our mission includes support, education, advocacy, awareness, and research specific to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Our programs serve anyone with a BRCA mutation or a family history of cancer.
- Inflamatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation is dedicated to researching the cause of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), an advanced and accelerated form of breast cancer usually not detected by mammograms or ultrasounds.
- LiveStrong
Our leaders are determined and experienced. The fight against cancer is personal for many of them, and they’ll never stop working on behalf of survivors everywhere.
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit that connects people with trusted information and a community of support.
- Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance
As the only organization in the US dedicated to Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer (ILC), LBCA’s mission is:
To make all who are touched by ILC aware of its unique characteristics and the critical need for more ILC research; to be the go-to source for information on ILC studies, clinical trials and educational tools; to foster partnerships among patients, scientists, clinicians, and breast cancer organizations to increase dialogue about ILC and research advocacy; and to fund vital ILC research.
- National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
National Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1991 by breast cancer survivor, Janelle Hail. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1980 at the age of 34. At the time of her diagnosis, there was little information about the disease, and she was forced to make a decision about her health with few options.
After her treatment, Janelle made a commitment to help women around the world by educating them about breast cancer and the importance of early detection.
- National Cancer Institute
Science-based information you can trust
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
NCCS’ mission is to advocate for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer. Founded by and for cancer survivors, NCCS created the widely accepted definition of survivorship and defines someone as a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life.
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is a not-for-profit alliance of 33 leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care so all patients can live better lives. Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at NCCN Member Institutions, NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. By defining and advancing high-quality cancer care, NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients, clinicians, and other health care decision-makers around the world.
- Patient Resource LLC
Patient Resource offers education, written to enlighten and empower cancer patients and their loved ones throughout their care continuum. We strive to offer hope and practical support to people when they need it the most. All guides are available free of charge.
- SHARE
We provide dedicated, experienced support for women facing breast, ovarian, uterine,
cervical or metastatic breast cancer.
- Sharsheret
Sharsheret’s model of online and telephone-based programming enables us to continue to serve our community and to meet the recent increase in demand for our life changing and lifesaving services. We provide much needed emotional support, mental health counseling, critical education, and financial subsidies. Sharsheret cultivates community by bringing together women, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals and others through national webinars offering expert medical information, healthy living opportunities, and Jewish spirituality experiences for thousands of Jewish women facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer in our communities.
- Susan G. Komen® Wisconsin
Susan G. Komen® Wisconsin is a statewide resource for women who need breast cancer screening, diagnostic and support services.
- Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
The WWHF has a 20 year history of collaborating with state, private, and public organizations while providing women with high quality health education information. WWHF programming focuses on impacting major causes of morbidity and mortality for Wisconsin women: cancer, heart disease, diabetes, tobacco use, mental health, dementia, domestic violence, osteoporosis and more. WWHF programs span all 72 counties, providing direct services to roughly 5,000 women each year.
Caregiving Support
- Caregiver Action Network
Caregiver Action Network (CAN) is the nation’s leading family caregiver organization working to improve the quality of life for the more than 90 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or the frailties of old age. CAN serves a broad spectrum of family caregivers ranging from the parents of children with special needs, to the families and friends of wounded soldiers; from a young couple dealing with a diagnosis of MS, to adult children caring for parents with Alzheimer’s disease. CAN (the National Family Caregivers Association) is a non-profit organization providing education, peer support, and resources to family caregivers across the country free of charge.
- CarePages, Inc.
CarePages.com is an online community with over a million unique visitors a month who come together to share the challenges, hopes and triumphs of anyone facing a life-changing health event. Through personalized websites, members can relate their stories, post photos and update friends and family instantly. In turn, people who care send messages of love and encouragement. CarePages.com also offers a variety of resources and support tools for living a more compassionate life.
- Caring Bridge
Our Mission: To amplify the love, hope and compassion in the world, making each health journey easier.
That inaugural CaringBridge website allowed people to easily get updates and offer support and encouragement. Word spread, and others began to request their own CaringBridge websites.
In 2002, CaringBridge became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, providing support when it’s needed most.
Our reach has grown: Since 1997, more than half a million CaringBridge websites have been created. One in nine people in the U.S. have used CaringBridge to rally support for a loved one during a health journey, and our reach extends to 236 countries and territories around the world.
- Lotsa Helping Hands
Lotsa Helping Hands is a private, web-based caregiving coordination service that allows family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to create a community to assist a family caregiver with the daily tasks that become a challenge during times of medical crisis, caregiver exhaustion, or when caring for an elderly parent.
- Men Against Breast Cancer
Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) is the first and only national 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to provide targeted support services that educate and empower men to be effective caregivers when cancer strikes. Since our founding in 1999, MABC has mobilized men across America, including under-served populations, to be active participants in the fight against breast cancer. Our philosophy is to leverage the support of the whole family to help the patient, with special emphasis on the important role of men in caring for the women they love.
Emotional Support
- ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis was founded by a group of women – led by Melodie Wilson – who realized that having breast cancer is about much more than biopsies, surgery and chemotherapy. Most of ABCD’s founders are breast cancer survivors who discovered that the most valuable information and support came from others in similar life circumstances with similar experiences with the disease. Not everyone diagnosed with breast cancer knows where to find that kind of help. That’s where ABCD comes in.
- CancerCare
Professional oncology social workers provide free emotional and practical support for people with cancer, caregivers, loved ones and the bereaved.
- Gilda's Club
Not only does Gilda's Club offer support for those with cancer, but it also provides support for the entire family throughout their entire journey with cancer.
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC)
We provide programs and services to help people whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer. Our goal is to provide information, community and support that you can trust, is easy for you to access and respectful of you and your situation. All our resources are carefully and frequently reviewed by some of the country’s leading healthcare experts and informed by people living with breast cancer.
- MyBCTeam
MyBCTeam is a free social network that makes it easy for you to:
Get the emotional support you need from others like you, and
Gain practical advice and insights on managing treatment or therapies for breast cancer
- SHARE Cancer Support
We are breast and ovarian cancer survivors and we're here to help you. We know what it's like to have early stage, recurrent, and metastatic disease. If you've been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer, or if you simply want to know more about these diseases, we can help.
Family Resources
- Kids Konnected
Kids Konnected was developed on the premise that when a parent gets cancer, the entire family is affected and the needs of the children must be addressed. Our programs started in California and soon spread nationwide. The mission of Kids Konnected is to provide friendship, understanding, education and support for kids and teens who have a parent with cancer or have lost a parent with cancer.
Financial Assistance
- American Cancer Society
At the American Cancer Society, we're on a mission to free the world from cancer. Until we do, we'll be funding and conducting research, sharing expert information, supporting patients, and spreading the word about prevention. All so you can live longer — and better.
- CancerCare: Financial Assistance Program
Financial Assistance Program
We offer limited financial assistance for cancer-related costs such as transportation and child care, and our oncology social workers can help you find resources.
- Social Security: Compassionate Allowances
Social Security has an obligation to provide benefits quickly to applicants whose medical conditions are so serious that their conditions obviously meet disability standards.
- The Pink Fund
Pink Fund provides financial assistance for up to 90-days for non-medical cost-of-living expenses for breast cancer patients in active treatment*, so they can focus on healing, raising their families, and returning to the workplace.
Home Care & Hospice
- Agrace HospiceCare: Wisconsin
Since 1978, Agrace HospiceCare has been a nonprofit, community based hospice dedicated to providing expert physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families dealing with life limiting conditions. Agrace HospiceCare is nationally recognized for the comprehensive hospice services we provide in patients' homes, the Agrace HospiceCare inpatient unit and skilled nursing and assisted living facilities throughout south central Wisconsin.
- Midwest Home Care
You and your family deserve the best care possible, whether care is provided by your family or a home care organization or both. Each one of us at Midwest Home Care is dedicated to providing families we serve with the best care and peace of mind. We believe every individual should have the “freedom of choice” to the care they receive. Robert J. Weink and John H. Weink founded Midwest Home Care April 17, 1996.
- National Association for Home Care & Hospice
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is a nonprofit organization that represents the nation's 33,000 home care and hospice organizations. NAHC also advocates for the more than two million nurses, therapists, aides and other caregivers employed by such organizations to provide in-home services to some 12 million Americans each year who are infirm, chronically ill, and disabled. Along with its advocacy, NAHC provides information to help its members maintain the highest quality of care and is committed to excellence in every respect.
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
Legal
- Cancer Legal Resource Center
Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) is a legal resource organization that can provide information about laws that may pertain to your situation, as well as resources that may enforce your rights. However, CLRC does not provide legal advice or financial assistance, and generally does not provide direct legal representation. Completing this intake form will provide CLRC with some necessary information regarding your situation. After you have completed this form, it will be reviewed by a CLRC staff attorney, who may contact you for additional information. CLRC will then contact you with appropriate resources and information by phone or mail, depending on your situation.
- UW Center for Patient Partnerships
We serve patients with life-threatening and serious illnesses and their families, regardless of income or residence. Our patient advocacy services are free. We rely upon donations to provide our advocacy services. Clients are empowered to be self-advocates, whenever possible. Client and advocate decide together what advocacy is needed and steps to be taken.
Policy & Advocacy
- Cancer Action Network: American Cancer Society
ACS CAN Wisconsin gives ordinary people extraordinary power. Our volunteer advocates are empowered to influence lawmakers to enact policy change that saves lives. Together, we can eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Wisconsin and across the nation.
- Cancer Policy Institute
The Cancer Policy Institute at the Cancer Support Community advances our mission to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community.
The cancer landscape today is a complex and changing environment. Advancements in research are helping people live longer, fuller lives with cancer, and social and emotional care has been recognized as a necessary component of complete cancer care. The 2008 Institute of Medicine Report, "Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs" has linked positive social and emotional support to better patient outcomes through the cancer experience. This landmark report has defined the gaps in social and emotional care and has identified community-based resources as a solution.
- Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health
Every Wisconsin woman - at every age and every stage of life - is able to reach her optimal health, safety and economic security.
We aim to achieve this vision by informing, involving and inspiring individuals to be effective advocates.
Because at the end of the day, policy should happen WITH us and not TO us!
- Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition
The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition brings passionate Wisconsin voices together to stand up and speak out about breast cancer through:
Legislation – Influencing policymaking
Education – Spotlighting critical breast cancer issues
Collaboration – Empowering through strategic alliances
Resources
- WI Breast Cancer Task Force
The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Task Force (WBCTF) is a coalition founded by the WI Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, the Wisconsin Well Woman Program and the American Cancer Society. Members of the Task Force include advocates, survivors, providers, health system representatives, and public health professionals from statewide organizations committed to breast health services, education, support and screening. The group has been meeting since 2009 and has increased from 22 member groups to more than 50 organizations collaborating to improve breast cancer screening rates in Wisconsin.
- WI Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Program
The WI Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Program serves as the state's cancer prevention and control program that promotes the implementation of the WI CCC Plan. The WI CCC Program serves as the facilitator for the Wisconsin Cancer Council and coordinates the development of the WI CCC Plan. As a member of the Wisconsin Cancer Council, the WI CCC Program shares in the implementation and promotion of the WI CCC Plan with its fellow Wisconsin Cancer Council members.
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