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If you have been diagnosed with cancer, are a caregiver or have lost a loved one, you have likely faced unique challenges along the way. In our 80th anniversary year, we were proud to meet the needs of anyone affected by cancer through our emotional, practical and financial assistance programs and patient advocacy efforts.

Effective in 2025, Medicare beneficiaries with traditional Medicare who have a stand-alone Part D Prescription Drug Plan AND Medicare beneficiaries with a Medicare Advantage Plan that includes Part D prescription drug coverage (sometimes called Part C) have a new option to pay their out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses in monthly payments instead of paying them at the pharmacy.

On November 17, over 200 people participated in a family-friendly 5K walk at the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course, in Woodbury, NY, to honor their loved ones and raise funds to support CancerCare.

Through a new partnership with Christine Valmy, a beauty and skin care school, CancerCare has offered a series of skin care workshops led by oncology-trained estheticians for people diagnosed with cancer. The workshops, held in New York City in June, and in New Jersey in November, made it clear that this is an area of support missing for patients.

Last month, young adults affected by cancer met at the Peer Space Studio in Manhattan at an event hosted by CancerCare and Stupid Cancer.

Beginning January 1, 2025, Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage (Part D plan) will have their out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for covered prescription drugs filled at an in-network pharmacy capped at $2,000.

This summer, 187 students in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut received backpacks full of new school supplies for the start of the academic year as part of CancerCare for Kids’ Back-to-School Program.

Women who are diagnosed with cancer gathered together on July 25 for CancerCare’s Women Empowerment Day at our Long Island office.

CancerCare and Stupid Cancer held a potluck picnic at Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 24 to bring together young adults impacted by cancer. Over twenty people attended, including CancerCare social workers Hayley Feuchs, LMSW, Sara Grisales Jaramillo, LMSW and Stupid Cancer staff.

Families who have recently lost a loved one to cancer came together at Memorytown USA in Mount Pocono, PA for CancerCare’s 15th annual free Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp from June 7-9, 2024.