Cancer is an expensive disease to treat and imposes heavy economic burdens on patients and their families. Many cancer patients don’t know how they will pay for what they need. Since 1998, Cancer Services Network has been dedicated to providing assistance to under-served cancer patients and their families from the time they receive a cancer diagnosis through treatment. While there are organizations that focus on raising money for cancer research, finding a cure for cancer, and new types of treatments and clinical trials, we do not. Although there is much emphasis focused on the need to find a cure for cancer, it’s easy to lose sight of the simple truth that for a cancer patient today, a cure is not their immediate concern—it’s getting through the day while trying to maintain a life.
Our mission is to provide help and hope to local cancer patients, cancer survivors, their families and caregivers through direct financial, emotional, spiritual and social programs and services.
All services provided by CSN are made available at no charge to our clients.
From emotional support to treatment related needs, we work within a network of community agencies and medical suppliers to provide patients with the help they need during a difficult time. We focus on providing six primary financial services that are considered the greatest needs of economically disadvantaged cancer patients: paying for costly prescriptions; stipend for travel to chemotherapy and radiation treatments; insurance premium payments to maintain health insurance coverage when medical expenses are soaring but needed the most; nutritional supplements to help when appetites are poor and nausea is prevalent during treatment; medical supplies and equipment; and emergency funds to meet basic necessities like utilities when patients can’t work or their funds are simply depleted. Our programs focus on removing barriers to treatment so cancer patients are able to maintain adequate medical services, adhere to their treatment plan, and have a pathway to better health and survivorship.
The diagnosis of cancer impacts the entire family system, and can be devastating both to the patient and to their family members and friends. Everyone has their own way of coping with a cancer diagnosis. Cancer Services Network provides emotional and spiritual support for cancer patients, their families and caregivers to help them sort through the emotional toll and stresses of a cancer diagnosis.
Cancer Services Network is a local, independent, community based not-for-profit
501c (3) organization not affiliated with or part of any larger, national organization. We receive no funding from federal government agencies. We rely on the generosity of individuals, businesses, and organizations to fund our programs and services. Every dollar raised stays within our 19-county area to support the immediate needs of our neighbors battling cancer.
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