Frequently Asked Questions

The time immediately following a cancer diagnosis can be frightening, difficult, and overwhelming, but help is available to you and your family. CancerLINC can help ease the burden of cancer by connecting you to its network of professional resources such as attorneys and financial planners.

 

With CancerLINC's help, you and your family are given guidance, direction, and peace of mind so that you can focus on your treatment and recovery. You don’t have to face cancer alone. Call us for help today at (804)-562-0371, ext. 103.

Patients with cancer and their families being treated or living in the Greater Richmond area (City of Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, and the 13 surrounding counties of Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, and Sussex.) with incomes below 80% of the area median income ($79,200 for a household of 4) and no significant assets are eligible for free services. Most families who use income-based public programs will qualify. We will connect cancer patients above our income guidelines to attorneys and financial planners to discuss fees.

There is no citizenship requirement and no geographic residency requirement to receive CancerLINC services.

There is no fee for CancerLINC's counseling and referral services.

CancerLINC’s volunteer attorneys and financial planners do not charge a fee as long as you meet our income qualifications.

No, CancerLINC does not provide financial assistance in the form of grants. However, CancerLINC can provide eligible individuals with information about resources that do provide financial assistance.