Breast Cancer Patient Resources

Helping patients organize and find resources

 

Financial Assistance

Financial assistance for breast cancer patients

CancerCare.org (English and Spanish) has grants for transportation, homecare, childcare and medication. Free counseling, support groups and education workshops.

Sense of Security (English and Spanish) provides funding for mortgage or rent, insurance premiums, transportation, child care, utilities, or groceries while patients receive breast cancer treatment.

Colorado Cancer Resource Guide is a Colorado resource directory of financial, counseling, education, supplies, support groups and social support resources (broken down by cancer type).

Applications for health and prescription coverage

Needy Meds (English) helps people who cannot afford medicine or healthcare costs.

Benefits Check Up helps you find and enroll in federal, state, local and private programs that help pay for prescription drugs, utility bills, meals, health care and other needs.

Medicare (English) federal government health insurance for people aged 65 and over.

Cover Colorado provides coverage for individuals with pre-existing health conditions.

Other Financial Assistance

Friends of Man (English) provides individuals in need of assistance with food, clothing, medicine, prostheses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, dentures, medical equipment, daycare, training and education, hearing aids and more.

Eldercare Locator is a service of the Department of Health and Human Services helps older persons and caregivers locate local resources for transportation, meals, home care, housing, legal issues, etc.

 

Patient Planner

What Are Some Questions I Can Ask My Doctor?

 

This Breast Cancer Resources for Patient Navigators is a mini-site of the Colorado Patient Navigator Program. It is sponsored by the Avon Foundation for Women.