COVID-19 Facts and Resources

COVID-19 and Cancer

Up-to-date Information on COVID-19

• CDC
• American Society of Clinical Oncology

For Blood Cancer Patients

• International Myeloma Foundation
  Multiple Myeloma Patient Safety and Coronavirus, featuring Paul Richardson, MD (April 16, 2020)
• BMT InfoNet
  Coronavirus: What Transplant Patients Need to Know (March 20, 2020)
• National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nbmtLINK)
  COVID-19: Guidelines and Coping Strategies for Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Patients & Their Loved Ones During the Pandemic (April 2, 2020)
• COVID-19 FAQ for Adult Stem Cell Transplant Patients

For Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Patients

• Ask the Expert: COVID-19, featuring Douglas Rubinson, MD, PhD (May 6, 2020)
• Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE)
  Hereditary GI Cancer Risk and COVID-19, featuring Matthew Yurgelun, MD (April 24, 2020)

Financial Assistance

For All Cancer Patients

• Patient Advocate Foundation
  The Patient Advocate Foundation offers direct financial assistance, as well as help identifying organizations throughout the country that offer many resources available to ease the financial strain you may be experiencing.
• HealthWell Foundation
  The HealthWell Foundation's Covid-19 Fund provides up to $250 in assistance with ancillary costs associated with COVID-19.
• Family Reach
  Family Reach is a national 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to eradicating the financial barriers that accompany a cancer diagnosis. The organization has launched the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to help stabilize cancer patients and families in crisis.
• CancerCare
  Cancer care is a national nonprofit organization providing free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer. It has launched a fund for cancer patients in active treatment affected by COVID-19.

For Breast Cancer Patients

• Susan G. Komen® Treatment Assistance Program
  The Susan G. Komen Treatment Assistance Program helps low-income, underinsured, or uninsured people who are actively undergoing breast cancer treatment across the country by providing limited financial assistance, education, and support services. To learn more about the program, call the Komen Breast Care Helpline at 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636).
• PAN Foundation
  The PAN Foundation offers treatment assistance for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
• Sharsheret
  Sharsheret’s Best Face Forward 2.0 provides services and subsidies for eligible individuals for non-medical services that are critical to a woman's quality of life and body image, and that are only partly covered by insurance companies, if at all. Services include financial subsidies for wigs (cranial hair prosthesis), cold caps (scalp cooling treatment), and tattooing (three-dimensional micropigmentation of the nipple and areola).
• Ellie Fund
  The Ellie Fund provides financial assistance to breast cancer patients residing in and/or receiving treatment in Massachusetts.

For Blood Cancer Patients

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  The LLS COVID-19 Patient Financial Aid Program helps eligible blood cancer patients experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.