Resource Center
38 organizations that help with the parts nobody warned you about — paying for care, getting to it, staying near it, and living after it. Free to use, no account needed.
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Centers offering the complete range of cancer care under one program, including navigation and clinical trials.
New Orleans / Greater New Orleans
Cancer care; breast care network; clinical trials; support services
Advanced treatment and supportive care; LSU-LCMC partnership pursuing NCI designation; connects multiple LCMC cancer and breast care locations.
Baton Rouge / Covington / Hammond / Slidell / Louisiana regional locations
Breast cancer; genetic counseling; clinical trials; navigation; psychosocial support
Breast cancer services with multidisciplinary care; offers genetic counseling, clinical trials, palliative care, financial counseling, patient navigation, psychosocial support, support groups, nutrition, and therapeutic food pantry.
Jefferson / New Orleans
Cancer care; breast cancer; clinical trials; reconstruction referrals; navigation
Comprehensive cancer care; Ochsner MD Anderson clinically integrated program; includes breast center, oncology clinics, infusion, radiation oncology, and multidisciplinary care.
Baton Rouge
Cancer care; survivorship; oncology specialties; patient wellness
Regional cancer care leader providing prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship care, research, and patient wellness.
Covington
Breast cancer; reconstruction; clinical trials; integrative support
Cancer center with breast cancer, breast reconstruction surgery, integrative oncology, and a clinical cancer research program including early-phase trials.
New Orleans
Research; clinical programs; academic oncology
Tulane Cancer Center participates in Louisiana Cancer Research Center collaboration with LSU LCMC, Xavier, and Ochsner to advance coordinated cancer research and clinical programs.
New Orleans
Cancer care; specialty oncology; academic referral
Academic medical center cancer care through LCMC/LSU network; important safety-net and specialty oncology access point.
Programs focused specifically on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Metairie
Breast care; imaging; cancer center referral
LCMC breast care location serving Metairie and Greater New Orleans; connected to East Jefferson/Tulane cancer services.
New Orleans
Breast diagnosis; treatment coordination; breast reconstruction; genetics
Breast disease diagnosis and treatment; offers breast reconstruction surgery, imaging, diagnostic services, and genetic testing references.
Statewide
Screening; early detection; uninsured/underinsured support
Provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening for eligible Louisiana women; resource for patients needing screening support before diagnosis or during follow-up.
Statewide
Screening; prevention; financial resource directory; genetics
Statewide resource hub for cancer prevention, screening, genetics, research resources, and financial resource links.
Baton Rouge
Breast surgery; navigation; reconstruction pathway
Breast surgery services with collaborative, patient-centered care; useful for referrals involving surgical staging, reconstruction planning, and treatment coordination.
Statewide: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Covington, Lafayette, Crowley, Shreveport
Breast cancer care; high-risk clinic; genetic testing; patient navigation
Large Louisiana breast cancer team with high-risk breast clinic, genetic testing, personalized treatment plans, and virtual/in-person appointments.
Greater Baton Rouge / Louisiana
Breast health; breast cancer; coordinated treatment
Breast and GYN Cancer Pavilion partnership with Woman's Hospital and Mary Bird Perkins for coordinated breast and GYN cancer care.
New Orleans
Breast imaging; breast care; oncology referral
LCMC/Touro breast care location listed within LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center network; useful referral resource for New Orleans breast care.
Baton Rouge
Breast cancer; GYN cancer; coordinated care; support
Woman's partnered with Mary Bird Perkins and Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute to deliver specialized breast and gynecologic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and support.
Grants, co-pay relief, and emergency funds for treatment costs, bills, and everyday expenses.
Statewide Louisiana
Transportation aid; medical supplies; wigs; prosthetics; breast reconstruction assistance
Provides support services including medical supplies, wigs and prosthetics, transportation-related aid, and breast reconstruction assistance via application programs.
National / Louisiana
Financial grants; patient advocacy; cost-of-care support
Small grants for eligible patients with qualifying diagnoses and financial need; funds vary and may open/close.
National / Louisiana
Financial assistance; transportation; child care; supplies
Lists breast cancer financial assistance options, including transportation, medications, lymphedema supplies, child care, and living-expense support resources.
National / Louisiana
Housing; utilities; transportation; living expenses
Provides short-term non-medical cost-of-living assistance for eligible breast cancer patients in active treatment.
Rides, mileage support, and flights to and from appointments.
Statewide / Availability varies by volunteer coverage
Transportation to treatment
Free rides to cancer-related medical appointments when volunteer drivers are available.
National / Louisiana
Transportation; home care; child care; lymphedema supplies
Offers limited assistance for transportation, home care, child care, select medications, lymphedema supplies, and durable medical equipment for eligible patients.
National
Transportation resource directory; lodging directory
Directory of transportation and lodging resources for patients, including Hope Lodge and travel support programs.
Free or low-cost places to stay while receiving treatment away from home.
National / Louisiana access via New Orleans
Lodging assistance; treatment travel
National Hope Lodge program; patients treated in cities with a Hope Lodge may request lodging support and eligibility screening.
New Orleans
Lodging; caregiver lodging; treatment travel support
Free lodging in New Orleans for eligible cancer patients and caregivers traveling for treatment.
Counseling, support groups, and mental-health care through diagnosis and beyond.
Baton Rouge
Support groups; financial resources; transportation; meals
Local resource page including support groups and links for transportation, financial assistance, meals, support groups and more.
Baton Rouge
Navigation; cancer center referral; support
Oncology nurse navigators help patients and families navigate the cancer journey and connect with care resources.
Baton Rouge / Greater Baton Rouge
Financial assistance; emotional support; physical support; local services
Provides free emotional, financial, and physical support for people affected by cancer in Greater Baton Rouge.
National / Telephone & online access
Counseling; support groups; education; financial help
Provides free counseling, support groups, education, publications, financial assistance, and co-payment assistance.
National / Louisiana
Breast cancer helpline; financial assistance; education; support
Breast care helpline and support resources; can help patients locate financial assistance, psychosocial support, clinical trial information, and breast cancer education.
Genetic testing and counseling for you and your family.
National / Louisiana
Hereditary cancer; peer support; genetic testing education; trials
Hereditary breast, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate and related cancer information, peer support, local/virtual programs, genetics education, and clinical trial connections.
Louisiana / Southwest Mississippi
Genetic counseling; hereditary cancer risk; testing
Genetic counseling and testing services for people with increased hereditary cancer risk.
Louisiana
Genetic counseling; cancer risk; testing
Cancer-risk genetic counseling and testing for patients with family history or risk factors; supports informed screening and prevention decisions.
Reconstruction, prosthetics, and restorative options — including areola restoration.
Louisiana
Breast reconstruction assistance; patient services
CALA lists Breastoration/breast reconstruction assistance as part of its patient services application pathway.
Studies you may be eligible to join, and help navigating them.
National / Louisiana searchable
Breast cancer clinical trials
Breast cancer trial matching and searchable trial listings for newly diagnosed, metastatic, recurrence, and survivorship-related studies.
National / Louisiana searchable
Clinical trials search
Federal clinical trial registry searchable by disease, location, trial phase, and recruitment status.
National / Louisiana searchable
Hereditary cancer trials; research studies
Clinical trial and research-study finder for people with or at high risk for hereditary cancer.
Long-term follow-up, wellness, and survivorship care planning.
National / Louisiana
Survivorship; advocacy; patient education
Survivorship advocacy, resources, patient rights education, survivorship research and policy information.
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We add to the Louisiana directory as we verify. If an organization helped you, tell us — a person will check it and, if it holds up, it goes in.
