Travel Treatment Fund
The Canadian Cancer Society provides limited, short-term financial assistance to cover a portion of cancer-related transportation and accommodation expenses.
In addition, through a partnership with the BC Cancer Agency, assistance is available for a portion of the cost of selected prescription medications that manage symptoms related to cancer treatment.
Learn more at cancer.ca – Travel Treatment Fund.
Other Programs from this Organization:
Southern Interior Rotary Lodge: Affordable accommodations located across from the Kelowna General Hospital and within walking distance to the BC Cancer Agency. A home away from home during cancer treatment with meals and support services.
Address / Contact Info
Canadian Cancer Society
BC & Yukon
330 Strathcona Ave.
Kelowna, BCV1Y 5K7
Co-ordinator, Support Programs
: Nicola Morse
Phone Numbers
Toll-Free: 1(778) 808-6462
Fax: 1(250) 712-2275
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Other Programs from This Organization
| Camp Goodtimes provides a safety-focused, medically supervised, fun and recreational experience for children and teens affected by cancer and their families. |
| Get trusted cancer information, locate community services, find help with travel & accommodations, borrow wigs & prosthesis, talk to someone who’s been there, adjust to life after treatment. |
| Available to cancer patients, caregivers or anyone who needs help understanding cancer and finding community services. Toll-free service accessible in multiple languages. |
| Affordable accommodations located across from the BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre. A home away from home during cancer treatment with meals and support services. |
| If you’re a resident of Canada, 18 years and older, who has been diagnosed with cancer, or you’re caring for someone with cancer, you can speak over the phone with a trained volunteer who has gone through a similar experience. Our volunteers are specially trained cancer survivors or caregivers with a wide range of cancer experiences and life stories who can share insights and ideas for coping during your cancer experience. You’ll have the chance to talk with a peer who will listen with empathy and respect. And you’ll have an opportunity to gain hope and encouragement by hearing someone else’s story. |
| Run to Quit pairs the quitting expertise of the Canadian Cancer Society with Running Room’s learn to walk or run 5km clinics. The program greatly increases a person’s chances of quitting smoking while raising their physical activity level. |
| Affordable accommodations located across from the Royal Jubilee Hospital and within walking distance to the BC Cancer Agency. A home away from home during cancer treatment with meals and support services. |
| Offering a wide range of donated wigs, headwear, permanent prostheses and bras to cancer patients throughout BC who have undergone surgery and cannot afford the cost of a wig or prosthesis. |
This program was last updated on: 22 Dec 2020.
