Clinical trials
NCI — clinical trial search help
Information specialists can help you navigate cancer trial searches and discuss questions to take to the study team.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Search assistance is not enrollment or a recommendation for a particular treatment.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Have your diagnosis, stage, biomarkers, prior treatments and travel limits ready. Contact the trial site to confirm recruitment and actual eligibility.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Education
NCI — finding care and a second opinion
Information on finding cancer care and seeking another opinion about a diagnosis or treatment plan.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Confirm program eligibility and availability directly.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Ask which records the reviewing centre requires, whether a referral is needed, and how to coordinate the review with your treating team.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Supportive care
NCI — palliative care in cancer
Palliative care addresses symptoms and physical, emotional and social concerns. It can be provided alongside cancer treatment.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Confirm program eligibility and availability directly.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Ask your oncology team about a palliative-care referral. Read how this differs from hospice and discuss the goals of care that matter to you.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Clinical trials
NCI — paying for clinical trials
Explains the distinction between research costs and routine patient-care costs.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Confirm program eligibility and availability directly.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Ask the study coordinator for a written breakdown of sponsor payments, insurance billing, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses before consenting.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Education
NCI MyPART - rare tumor network
Rare-tumor information and research connections for patients, families, and advocates.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Research participation is study-specific. This network is not a general financial-assistance program.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Email the network with a general inquiry about rare-tumor resources or research participation requirements.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Program note
- Confirm current program participation requirements directly.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Financial assistance
NeedyMeds — prescription assistance finder
Search for manufacturer assistance, lower-cost medicines and clinics. This is a directory, not a cash grant.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Each listed program has its own medicine, income and insurance rules.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Search by the exact medicine name, then follow the individual program application.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Funding and eligibility vary; confirm directly.
NavigationINTERNATIONAL
New Zealand — Cancer Society helpline
Cancer support nurses provide information, emotional support and practical-service guidance.
- Where
- International — New Zealand
- Who / cost
- New Zealand service; domestic freephone numbers may not connect from abroad.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Call Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. local time, or email an information nurse.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Financial assistance
NMDP — transplant financial assistance
Financial support programs for eligible patients on an NMDP transplant pathway.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Fund-specific income, registry-search, transplant and timing requirements apply. Not every transplant qualifies.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Ask your transplant team or navigator to apply on your behalf. The email below is for grant-program questions and application access.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Funding and eligibility vary; confirm directly.
CaregiverINTERNATIONAL
Nuevo León — AMANEC
Apoyo a niñas, niños y adolescentes de escasos recursos con cáncer u otras enfermedades graves en Monterrey y su área metropolitana.
- Where
- International — México: Nuevo León
- Who / cost
- La edad, residencia y valoración socioeconómica determinan el acceso.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Escriba para preguntar por valoración, documentos y apoyos disponibles.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Education
Ocular Melanoma Foundation - patient support
Education and support connections for people affected by ocular or uveal melanoma.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Specific to ocular melanoma, not every type of eye cancer. Ask about individual program requirements.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Email the foundation to ask about patient support and current programs.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Program note
- Confirm current program participation requirements directly.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Financial assistance
PAF — Merkel Cell Carcinoma Financial Aid Fund
A one-time grant for qualifying treatment transportation, lodging and nutritional expenses.
- Where
- U.S. nationwide
- Who / cost
- Merkel cell carcinoma; active treatment, treatment in the past six months or treatment planned within 60 days, plus household income and diagnosis verification.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Apply through PAF’s financial-aid portal or call the financial-aid line.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Program note
- Listed among open funds on September 9, 2026; funds can be exhausted. Eligibility is specific to Merkel cell carcinoma.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Funding and eligibility vary; confirm directly.
Financial assistance
PAF — Oklahoma prostate cancer transportation fund
A one-time transportation grant for eligible Oklahoma residents with prostate cancer.
- Where
- Oklahoma
- Who / cost
- Oklahoma residence, current treatment or maintenance therapy, income requirements and diagnosis verification.
How to start & what to confirm
- First step
- Apply through PAF’s financial-aid portal or call its financial-aid line.
- Hours & languages
- Confirm current contact hours. Ask about your preferred language or interpreter access.
- Before applying or booking
- Confirm the service area, diagnosis and age requirements, costs, current availability, and any required documents. For hospital programs, ask whether you must receive treatment there.
- Program note
- Listed among open funds on September 9, 2026; confirm current funding before applying.
- Official sources
- Source 1 ↗
Funding and eligibility vary; confirm directly.
