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We are dedicated to enhancing the lives of children, families and young adults coping with cancer and life-threatening illness.

To raise awareness and funds for research in the fight against cancer.

The mission of The LampStrong Foundation is to provide difference-making financial, emotional and motivational support to cancer patients and families in all the stages of cancer treatment and recovery and to fund proven cancer researchers.

In December of 2008, Cassandra Brown, was diagnosed with this terrible disease. Although she had minor health issues, she was otherwise healthy and had no cancer-related symptoms. For more than a year, she gracefully battled on, showing her strength and being a role model to us all. Unlike many diagnosed with this disease, she was blessed with several months of happy times, leaving an everlasting footprint in the lives of those around her. In March of 2010, Cassandra’s fight was over. As a legacy to her, the Cassandra’s Cure for Cancer Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was created to raise awareness and funds to help find a cure. Over the last 8 years, our foundation has raised over $70,000 through charitable events from which all proceeds were donated to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org), the largest advocacy and medical research organization focused on finding a cure for this terrible disease.

The Teal Recovery Project is a nonprofit organization, which focuses on fundraising, educating, and empowering women battling cervical cancer. Our mission is to raise awareness through empowering & connecting women who have been diagnosed with cervical cancer to take control over their care. Each year The Teal Recovery Project accepts nominations for an annual beneficiary. Once selected, the organization holds a public fundraiser to donate specifically to one deserving woman battling cervical cancer.

The North Carolina Cancer Association is a company that prides itself of educating cancer patients. The North Carolina Cancer Association was developed to help cancer patients become more informed about cancer. By doing this, we will education patients about their resourcess and meet any support needs that we can provide. By doing this, we will help those diagnosed with cancer feel at ease with the journey that they are about to go through.

Our mission is to provide education about HPV infection and HPV-positive cancers, specifically HPV-related oropharyngeal or head and neck cancers. HPVANDME is also dedicated to supporting people affected by HPV: patients, partners, and caregivers.

As a global leader in research, we continuously invest in hope. We believe we can build healthier, cancer free futures through early detection and improved treatments.Positively affect the lives of women with ovarian cancer, now and in the near future: - Advance research relative to improving outcomes in ovarian cancer - Influence the direction taken in national research for ovarian cancer - Develop collaborative networks and foster a scientific community of leaders in ovarian cancer research - Partner with the community and encourage contribution to the task of working toward the cure for ovarian cancer - Disseminate findings nationally to increase the number of investigators interested in ovarian cancer research and to create dynamic research connections

AIM at Melanoma is globally engaged and locally invested in advancing the battle against melanoma through innovative research, legislative reform, education, and patient and caregiver support. Founded in 2004, AIM at Melanoma is the largest international melanoma foundation seeking the cure for melanoma. We are dedicated to: Innovation in Melanoma Research We believe that the cure for melanoma will be found more quickly by bringing together leading global researchers and funding their collaborative research. Our three paradigm-shifting global research initiatives, including the Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium, are poised to reshape the future of melanoma. Legislation, Policy & Advocacy We are the respected voice of melanoma across the nation. When drugs are approved, legislation is drafted, and research is assessed, AIM is at the table, speaking loudly and clearly on behalf of patients and their families. We are trusted advisors for pharmaceutical companies, medical boards, and government agencies on critical topics that affect melanoma patients. Information & Resources Both in the U.S. and on a global level we provide comprehensive, easy-to-access melanoma information and resources to patients and healthcare professionals.

We are bringing hope to cancer patients and their families. Gems of Hope is a nonprofit organization that offers gifts of jewelry mounted on inspirational cards to cancer patients. The patients are invited, along with family and friends, to attend workshops to create these works of art for others. To provide cancer patients and their families support and resources to inspire hope, creating the outlook that hope is always present in a cancer diagnosis.

To promote awareness of ovarian cancer and to provide education to women and the health care community; To offer support to all ovarian cancer survivors by providing opportunities for networking, education and community outreach; To advocate for public policy, research, and funding for ovarian cancer.

To raise and distribute funds to help children fighting cancer. Our primary focus for distribution of donations is to help pay for the cost of experimental cancer treatments, resources for travel to these treatments and any meals or lodging needed while receiving them.“By The Kid, for the kids!”