Grants for Breast Cancer

• Grant money provided for cancer treatments is, in principle, a loan that may not be repaid. Several such grants are available patients suffering from breast cancer. The money granted can be used to pay for both direct and indirect costs of treatment, such as chemotherapy and travel costs incurred in getting to a treatment center.
  
  

Grant Money Sources

• Grants for breast cancer can be obtained from both private and public organizations. One private establishment that provides grants to breast cancer patients is Cancer Cure. Public funding is available via national grants offered through government-supported programs, such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and state grants through Medicaid.
  
  

Process

• The grant application process is comparable to that of a loan application. Patients are required to furnish the grant-giving organization information about their health and finances, along with explanations of their specific needs for the grant money.
  
  

Time Frame

• The majority of federal grants have application deadlines and take anywhere from a few months to a year from the deadline to pay those that are awarded. Smaller organizations typically take less time. There are also grants, like The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation's, that have rolling deadlines, which means that grant requests are received throughout the year.
  
  

Considerations

• Talk to a representative in the financial aid department of a hospital to acquire more information about the possible grants for breast cancer. As there are numerous organizations providing financial grants for breast cancer treatment, you must make a determined effort to search and apply to every institution for which you qualify.