Get Involved
You can do your part to eradicate cancer, there are a myriad of ways to volunteer and give. Please visit these extraordinary
organizations that dedicate their lives to improving ours:
Foundations, Philanthropic Organizations, Grassroots Networks
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation
www.kimmel.org
Formed in 1993 by Sidney Kimmel and his Foundation for Cancer Research, this organization has committed more than $495 million to various philanthropic causes. Nearly three-quarters of these gifts have been to advance cancer research through the establishment of cancer centers around the country.
Livestong, The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF)
www.livestrong.org
Inspiring and empowering people affected by cancer. For more than 10 years, the Foundation and its founder, cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, have partnered with other organizations and dedicated advocates to make cancer a national priority in the United States. The LAF is taking the battle to fight cancer global.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
www.komen.org
Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, this organization has invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill their promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.
Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF)
http://www.eifoundation.org/national
Nationally, EIF combines the power of the entertainment industry with major corporate donors, respected foundations and caring individuals, to help raise awareness and funds for significant health concerns as well as social and educational causes. EIF’s women’s cancer programs: http://www.eifoundation.org/national/wcp/about_us.html
Stand Up 2 Cancer
www.standup2cancer.org
An initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking research, a collaboration with major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy.
Imerman's Angels
www.imermanangels.org
Imerman's Angels provides one-on-one cancer support: connecting cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers. Imerman Angels partners a person fighting cancer with someone who has beaten the same type of cancer. One-on-one relationships give a fighter the chance to ask personal questions and get support from someone who is uniquely familiar with their experience. The service is free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage level, at any age, living anywhere in the world.
World Renowned Cancer Treatment Centers
The Cancer Research Alliance (CRA)
www.cancerresearchalliance.org
The Cancer Research Alliance is comprised of 12 of the nation's best cancer centers. Each one is a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest distinction bestowed by the National Cancer Institute. The CRA was founded in 2006 as a way to unite the nation's centers in national outreach campaigns to accelerate promising cancer research initiatives at the participating institutions. Member institutions include:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
www.fhcrc.org
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
www.dana-farber.org
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
www.fccc.edu
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa
www.uihealthcare.com/depts/cancercenter
Arthur C. James Cancer Hospital & Richard Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University
www.jamesline.com
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
http://cancer.med.unc.edu
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC
http://lombardi.georgetown.edu
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
www.mdanderson.org
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa FL
www.moffitt.org
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
http://www.cancer.northwestern.edu/home/index.cfm
Roswell Park Cancer Center
www.roswellpark.org
Helen H. Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/about
Community, Voluntary Cancer Organizations
The American Cancer Society (ACS)
www.cancer.org
ACS is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices. Providing the public with accurate, up-to-date information on cancer is a priority for the American Cancer Society. The Society provides information on all aspects of cancer through a toll-free information line, web site, and published materials.
Cancer Information for the general public, patients, and health professionals
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov
For the general public, patients, and health professionals, offering consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of research programs and clinical trials. Scientists will find detailed information on specific areas of research interest and funding opportunities.
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