Living with cancer is never easy, and the goal of the NMMC Cancer Care Fund is to ease the burden on patients and families. NMMC Cancer Care social workers identify patients who are in need of assistance and use HCF funds to help. The fund provides approximately $350,000 annually to help with needs like pain and anti-nausea medications, nutritional supplements, transportation for treatment, and other necessities for more than 250 patients.
Giving at ANY level can change the life of a patient & family fighting cancer
$20 can provide:
Oral rinse for mouth and throat pain
A two-month supply of anti-nausea medication
5 FIT tests to detect early colon cancer
$50 can provide:
Groceries for one week
A one-month supply of medications to improve appetite
$75 can provide
One-month supply of nutritional supplements
$100 can provide
197 packages of peanut butter crackers for patients who have a hard time eating because of side effects
$250 can provide
Clothing and shoes for a family whose finances are impacted by cancer treatment
$350 can provide:
Utilities for one month
Post-surgical drainage belts for 45 breast cancer
$500 can provide:
Housing for one month
$1,000 can buy:
483 cases of Ensure Plus for patients who need nutritional assistance
$7,500 can provide:
Transportation for 100 patients for one month of treatment patients
When you say “yes” to a sponsorship, a golf registration, or other support, it means that our social workers can say “yes” to providing help and hope during difficult times.
About The Tournament
Twenty-seven years ago, four women golfers – two of whom were cancer survivors – had a vision to start a charitable fund to help burdened cancer patients at the NMMC Cancer Center get through a devastating time in their lives. Their efforts led them to organize the first Take a Swing at Cancer Golf Tournament in 1995. From that early beginning, the Take a Swing at Cancer Golf Tournament has continued to grow and has now become an important source of charitable support for the NMMC Cancer Care Fund.