Resources
Educational materials and helpful links to support your healthcare journey.
Our Guides
Understanding Compassionate Use
A patient-friendly guide to what compassionate use is and how to access it.
Clinical Trials Explained
Everything you need to know about clinical trials, phases, and participation.
How to Find Clinical Trials
A step-by-step guide to searching for and evaluating clinical trial opportunities.
Other Organizations That Can Help
No single organization covers everything. These groups do work we don't, and we point to them because patients ask us for the kind of help they provide.
Financial help
Help with the cost of treatment, travel, and everyday expenses during care.
Before anything else, ask your own cancer center for a financial counselor or social worker and request a benefits screening. They know local programs no national list captures.
CancerCare
Direct grants for copays, transportation, home care, and childcare, plus free counseling from oncology social workers. Grants are diagnosis-specific and open and close through the year.
Apply directly.
cancercare.orgPatient Advocate Foundation
Case management and a Co-Pay Relief program that pays providers directly for patients who can't cover out-of-pocket costs.
Apply directly.
patientadvocate.orgPAN Foundation
Copay assistance funds organized by disease. Funds open and close as money is allocated, so check availability.
Apply directly.
panfoundation.orgAmerican Cancer Society
Road to Recovery provides free rides to treatment. Hope Lodge offers free lodging near major treatment centers.
Apply directly.
cancer.orgJoe's House
Searchable directory of discounted lodging near treatment centers nationwide.
Search directly.
joeshouse.orgThe Samfund
Grants for young adult survivors aged 21 to 39, covering medical bills, living expenses, and student loans. Awarded twice yearly.
Apply directly.
thesamfund.org211 / United Way
Dial 2-1-1 for local emergency help with rent, utilities, and food. Often the fastest route to assistance that isn't cancer-specific.
Call 211.
211.orgLegal, work, and insurance
Your rights at work, insurance appeals, disability benefits, and the paperwork side of a diagnosis.
Triage Cancer
Free education on employment, insurance, disability, and estate planning after a diagnosis. Their Legal & Financial Navigation Program provides free one-on-one help. Many materials are in Spanish.
Apply directly.
triagecancer.orgCancer and Careers
Working through and after treatment: disclosure, accommodations, job searching, career transitions. Free resources and a legal helpline.
Apply directly.
cancerandcareers.orgCancerFinances.org
Interactive toolkit for navigating finances after a diagnosis, tailored to where you live and work.
Use directly.
cancerfinances.orgPeer connection
Talking to someone who has actually been through the same thing.
Imerman Angels
Free one-on-one matching with a mentor who shares your diagnosis, age, and circumstances. Thousands of trained mentors across many cancer types. Available in Spanish.
Apply directly.
imermanangels.orgCancer Support Community
Free support groups, counseling, and education, online and at local affiliates. Helpline staffed by licensed professionals.
Apply directly.
cancersupportcommunity.orgStupid Cancer
Community and events for adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 39, who face isolation, fertility, and financial pressures the general cancer world often misses.
Join directly.
stupidcancer.orgCaregivers and families
Support for the people looking after someone with cancer.
Imerman Angels Caregiver Program
Matches caregivers with other caregivers who have supported someone with a similar diagnosis. Free.
Apply directly.
imermanangels.org/caregiversCancerCare for Caregivers
Free counseling and support groups specifically for caregivers, run by oncology social workers.
Apply directly.
cancercare.orgRonald McDonald House Charities
Free or low-cost housing for families of children receiving treatment away from home.
Ask your treatment center.
rmhc.orgRare disease and rare cancers
When your diagnosis is uncommon enough that standard resources don't reach it.
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Patient assistance for medication costs, an information center covering thousands of rare disorders, and a caregiver respite program.
Apply directly.
rarediseases.orgGlobal Genes
Helps rare disease patients find communities, connect with researchers, and advocate for themselves.
Join directly.
globalgenes.orgDisease-specific
Where a national organization exists for your diagnosis, it's often the best single source.
Blood Cancer United
Formerly the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Financial assistance, education, and support for leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
Apply directly.
bloodcancerunited.orgThese organizations are independent of Wondrlink Foundation. We list them because patients have told us they were useful, not because we have any relationship with them. We do not endorse, control, or receive anything in connection with these listings, and we are not responsible for their content or services.
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External Resources
ClinicalTrials.gov
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's database of clinical studies conducted around the world.
FDA Expanded Access Program
Information about FDA's expanded access (compassionate use) program for investigational drugs.
National Cancer Institute
Comprehensive cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research.
Reagan-Udall Foundation
Resources about expanded access and the 21st Century Cures Act.