Need money for cancer treatment for yourself or a loved one? Don't be afraid to ask for help. Start a fundraiser and get the financial support you need to focus on your recovery. Check, what you can use the funds from the collection for. We also suggest how Cancer Fighters' charges benefit from this form of assistance.

Collections for cancer treatment

Online collections for treatment are a huge financial support for cancer patients and their families. With the necessary funds in your account, you can try unreimbursed drugs and therapies. Or you can simply undergo the healing process. Without worrying about expenses for tests or transportation to the hospital. The process of setting up a collection is not difficult. Choose a verified collection platform, learn the rules of using collections and fill out the application form.

Where to set up a fundraiser for treatment?

At Cancer Fighters, for more than 10 years we have been implementing collections for cancer patients. The counter has long passed "300". Those in need are growing. The circle of people who help selflessly is also growing, and with them the smiles on the faces of our Fighters. Thanks to this help, they gain the means, hope and energy to fight the disease. We focus on full transparency - both those setting up collections and donors can feel safe. To set up a collection on Cancer Fighters, fill out the application form. In it, describe the course of the disease, diagnosis, treatment plan, and the purpose of the collection - that is, how you plan to spend the funds from the collection.

Next steps after setting up a collection for treatment

Have you filled out the application form? Now it's time to verify your documents. Our team will check whether the establishment of a collection is legitimate. We take an individual approach to each application. The process of verifying a collection may take several days. It will be easier and faster if you send us a set of necessary documents, including medical records. When moderation is successful, we will create a dedicated collection page for you. Before that, we will present you with the rules of using collections on our site and sign a cooperation agreement with our foundation.

The process of setting up a collection for treatment and using our platform is free. 

We will also help you promote the collection and engage potential donors.

Check: what an effective cancer collection should be.

Use of collected funds, or how to make withdrawals from the account

Donors can support your collection, for example, through direct contributions or as part of their PIT tax return. How is it possible to use the collected funds from the account? On our platform, each withdrawal is done in a controlled manner. This means that you send us a request to withdraw the money. Be sure to collect receipts, bills and invoices that confirm your costs related to the collection goal. You can send us scans of them, it will be simpler and faster this way, which will also affect the shorter verification time of your withdrawal request.

While we're on the subject of account withdrawals. Do you know what the funds from the collection can be used for? The principle of compliance with the purpose of the collection applies here. This means that your expenditures must be consistent with those you previously stated in the collection description. In fact, what the collection funds is up to you. That's why it's so important to create a thoughtful collection description.

Check: How to support people with cancer.

What can the foundation money be spent on?

Each foundation has its own rules for using collections - read them before submitting the application form. This type of support is, generally speaking, a financial injection for the treatment of a patient. Under the word "treatment" there can be many expenses. It all depends on what your needs are.

What can be purchased with the funds from the collection?

Most often, foundation wards choose to set up a collection to cover expenses related to:

• Oncology treatment (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, unreimbursed drugs),
• Transportation (to a hospital, clinic, treatment center abroad, to a rehabilitation camp),
• accommodation (e.g., during radiation therapy),
• Rehabilitation (in- and off-site stays, physiotherapy),
• research, diagnostics,
• Psychological support for self and family,
• Purchase of medical supplies, rehabilitation bed, exercise equipment.

If you are not sure how to spend your collection funds and whether a particular collection goal is legitimate, contact us. We will help you with the process of setting up a collection and give you tips on how to document medical expenses.

What can the Cancer Fighters money be used for?

The money from the Cancer Fighters collection is financial assistance for cancer treatment and related expenses (purchase of drugs, transportation, research or rehabilitation). What can the collection money be used for if your treatment has already been paid for and you have extra money in your account? It is worth noting that our residents have another option on how to spend the funds from the collection. We are talking about social assistance, i.e. expenses related to the daily life of the patient and his relatives.

Who can set up a collection at Cancer Fighters? Any person suffering from cancer. We support both children and adults. A collection for treatment can be set up by a cancer patient or a loved one. As a foundation, we make sure that the collection is accounted for and transparent.

Remember that every Cancer Fighters Foundation protégé receives the help of an Oncoassistant. This is a person who supports patients and their loved ones mentally and organizationally (including during the process of setting up a collection). Through our service you can also organize aid actions for cancer patients - join them or create such a campaign for a person close to you who is suffering from cancer and needs support.