Support & resources

Free, real people, and no diagnosis needed to call. If cost or access is the thing standing in your way, start here.

Find a mammogram near you

FDA certified facility search Every facility legally allowed to do mammograms in the U.S. must be FDA-certified. Search by state, or by the first three digits of your ZIP code. Open the search

Free or low-cost screening — CDC 1-800-232-4636 The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program funds free or low-cost mammograms through state, tribal and territorial health departments for people who are uninsured or underinsured and meet income guidelines. Find your local program · How it works

Talk to someone

American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345 24 hours a day, every day. Trained cancer information specialists, plus live chat on weekdays. Programs and services

Living Beyond Breast Cancer 1-888-753-5222 Matches you with a trained volunteer who has been through breast cancer themselves. Free, confidential, and someone gets back to you within two business days. Request a match

CancerCare 1-800-813-4673 Free support from master's-level oncology social workers — resource navigation, support groups, workshops and publications, nationally. One-to-one counseling is limited to New York and New Jersey residents. Also runs its own financial assistance program. cancercare.org

National Cancer Institute 1-800-422-6237 1-800-4-CANCER. Information specialists, plus help finding clinical trials. Breast cancer guides

Dempsey Center 1-877-336-7287 Ongoing support at no cost for anyone impacted by cancer — whether the diagnosis is yours or you are a care partner, family member or friend — before, during or after treatment. Oncology counseling, nutrition, movement and fitness, massage, acupuncture and Reiki, wigs and headwear. In person in Lewiston and Westbrook, Maine; Dempsey Connects runs virtually and is open from anywhere. You do not need a referral and it does not matter where you are treated, though massage needs your provider's approval. Most services ask you to become a client first: paperwork, an orientation video, then about three business days. Their public workshops are open to anyone without that. Everything is first come, first served, and which services you qualify for depends on your situation. How to begin · dempseycenter.org

Help paying for care

If your insurance covers mastectomy, it has to cover reconstruction. The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 requires group health plans and insurers that pay for mastectomy to also pay for reconstruction — every stage of it, surgery on the other breast to match, breast prostheses, and treatment for complications including lymphedema. Some plans run by religious organizations and some government plans are exempt, and the law does not apply to Medicare or Medicaid, though Medicare often covers reconstruction anyway and Medicaid varies by state. If you are told reconstruction is not covered, it is worth asking again with this law by name.

Patient Advocate Foundation — 1-800-532-5274. Case managers who take on insurance denials, medical debt and job issues on your behalf
PAF Co-Pay Relief — 1-866-512-3861. Direct help with prescription and treatment co-payments
CancerCare financial assistance — help with the costs around treatment: transport, home care, child care
Your own treatment center. Ask for the financial navigator or oncology social worker — most hospitals have one, and they know the local programs

Say it out loud when you call. Cost and transport are among the most common reasons people delay screening, and every organization here exists partly to remove that barrier. Asking is normal.

Phone numbers, hours and eligibility verified against each organization's own site. Programs and funding do change — if you find something out of date, please tell us so we can fix it.