Help for metastatic renal cancer patient

Cancer Crossing was asked to assist with expenses for a man with renal (kidney) cancer. He lives in a small town on the east shore of Lake Manitoba. His treatment is in Selkirk which meant a nearly $300 round trip through a local senior's program. Since his treatment is long term he needed financial help to pay for transportation. We are pleased to carry some of the burden for him so that he can concentrate on treatment. You too can help by donating at http://www.cancercrossing.org/

Hereditary cancers

 Up to 10% of all cancers are caused by a genetic change in a cell. Hereditary cancers happen due to this genetic change being passed from parent to child. A family cancer syndrome is a rare disorder where a higher than average risk of cancer is passed down through the family. One of these syndromes is becoming more widely known, and that is Lynch Syndrome.

Lynch Syndrome can cause colon cancer, as well as uterine, ovarian, stomach, pancreatic, kidney, gall bladder, urinary bladder and bile duct cancer at a young age. There are genetic tests available in Manitoba to anyone that has colon cancer at younger than 70 years of age. If the test is positive for Lynch then other family members may be eligible for genetic testing as well. If a parent with the Lynch gene has developed cancer and their child or children have inherited the gene, then those children should get colonoscopies starting at age 20 to 25 OR 10 years earlier than the first colorectal cancer diagnosis in their family, whichever comes first. The lifetime risk of colorectal cancer in someone with the Lynch gene is up to 80% in Manitoba. (Risk for those WITHOUT the Lynch gene is about 5%.) It is easy to see how important it is to be screened and to have regular colonoscopies.

Read more at https://wrha.mb.ca/files/lynch.pdf and https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/genetics

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 Cancer Crossing is privileged to have helped a young woman in Winnipeg with cancer. Not only was she advised not to work during treatment, she had no short term disability or long term disability available. She was waiting anxiously for EI sick benefits. She has no significant family support and is single. Imagine how desperate she had become! Luckily she reached out to Cancer Crossing and we were able to give her a financial boost to help bridge the gap. You too can help bridge the gap for others by donating at http://www.cancercrossing.org/

THANK YOU from a recipient

 We at Cancer Crossing are happy to know when we have made a difference in someone's life. Read what one recipient of financial assistance said:

"You have lessened my financial stress about travel expenses. Other cancer patients should reach out to Cancer Crossing if they need help. There are so many foundations that offer support and I am grateful."

You too can help make a difference in a cancer patient's life by donating to Cancer Crossing at http://www.cancercrossing.org/

Thompson resident receives aide for treatments in Winnipeg

 Cancer Crossing provided financial assistance to a man who had been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. He had to stay in Winnipeg for radiation. Since his home is in Thompson, traveling back and forth for 3 weeks of treatment wasn't feasible. He is unable to work and awaiting a small EI benefit. We sent him best wishes along with a cheque to help pay his extra expenses. Your donations make a difference in someone else's life and are gratefully received at http://www.cancercrossing.org

Western Manitoba resident receives financial assistance

 Cancer Crossing is pleased to have assisted a woman living north of Neepawa. She needed help with the cost of a hotel room before and after her surgery for a follicular neoplasm. With a more than 250 km trip to Winnipeg, going home immediately after surgery wasn't an option. We are happy to have helped someone who would have fallen through the cracks. 

73 year old woman with lung cancer is helped with hotel costs while undergoing radiation

 When your budget is already tight and there is no room for unexpected extras a cancer diagnosis brings even more worries. How will you pay for travel to Winnipeg or Brandon for oncology appointments, tests and treatments? How will you pay for a hotel room if you need to stay for a few days? This is the situation a retired couple from western Manitoba found themselves in. A woman in her early 70s was diagnosed with lung cancer. Her husband is her caregiver and their budget had no room for these costs. Cancer Crossing stepped in to help with hotel fees while she underwent a few days of radiation, alleviating one worry from their lives.