Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit organization that provides education on the practical and legal issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through free events, materials, and resources.
Our resources include:
• Free monthly educational webinars: We offer free educational webinars on practical and legal cancer survivorship issues that impact people beyond diagnosis to anyone in the cancer community.
• Quick Guides and Checklists: These educational quick guides and checklists are designed to be an introduction of a particular topic and are designed to help with the legal and practical pieces of cancer survivorship.
• Animated Videos: We provide educational animated videos, available in English and Spanish, that provide an overview of how to navigate important cancer-related legal issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals. Topics include health insurance, work, estate planning, and other cancer survivorship issues.
• CancerFinances.org: This site offers a toolkit for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers to understanding how cancer impacts their finances and connects them to financial assistance resources.
• Educational Blog: named number 6 of the top 100 cancer blogs, our educational blog keeps individuals up to date about a variety of cancer survivorship topics.
• Charts of State Laws on employment, disability, health insurance issues, and other cancer-related state laws.
• Triage Cancer Conferences: These free educational conferences are open to individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, advocates, and health care professionals. We spend the day covering key information needed to help navigate practical issues, minimize the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis, and reduce stress.
Knowing Ones Rights When Working After a Cancer Diagnosis
May 30th 2023As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Joanna Fawzy Morales, Esq., from Triage Cancer, about working during a cancer diagnosis and its treatments, and what rights individuals have when it comes to employment and insurance.
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Prior Authorizations for Oral Cancer Drugs May Delay Time Patients Receive Therapy
November 1st 2021When patients with cancer are faced with receiving a prior authorization from their insurance provider for oral anticancer drugs, it is important that they advocate for themselves, according to an expert.
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Standing Firm Against the Financial Burden of Cancer
June 14th 2021To avoid the financial burden of costly therapies, patients with cancer receiving immunotherapy treatments should talk with their health care team and not settle for no as an answer from their health insurance provider, according to an expert.
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Triage Cancer Animated Video Series: Now Available in English, Spanish & Tagalog
February 11th 2021Triage Cancer offers a series of animated videos that explain important topics for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. The videos are each about 5 minutes long and are now available in English and Spanish. You can also watch our videos with subtitles in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
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