Optimizing the quality of life for all people living with cancer.
Cancer Lifeline Online Support Groups & Classes
All online classes and support groups are FREE for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Check out our website for online access instructions and current program listings.
Communicating with your Care Team
It is not unusual to find you have questions or concerns popping up in your head after you leave appointments with your health care providers. You may have received new information during an appointment, and you are still trying to wrap your mind around what you were told. The questions are just starting to formulate. Or, you may have had some questions or concerns to discuss but the appointment took on a life of its own and there was not time to bring up what you wanted to talk about. Sometimes you may feel your Care Team members don’t have time to discuss your questions or concerns. It is essential that you get your questions addressed and feel confident that your Care Team is responsive. Below are some tips to help improve your communication with your Care Team. Call and talk with one of our Lifeline Specialists trained to help you come up with a plan for talking with your Care-Team. A specialist can help you process what you are dealing with and strategize on how to begin the conversation. Read more.
Meet Charla, Patient Financial
Assistance Fund Recipient
"Worries can weigh us down. Helping with Life can help fight cancer...your check got me through a rough patch."
To learn more about income requirements to qualify for help from Cancer Lifeline's Patient and Family Financial Assistance Fund, click here. To help us raise funds for the PFAF on October 2, click here.
Check out these Programs Sponsored by
Valley Medical Center
Living with Hope
Cancer Support Group
Thursdays, Sept 23, Oct 28,
Nov 18 & Dec 23; 6:30-8pm
Thanks to the continued support from Valley Girls & Guys and Valley Medical Center, we
are offering this support group online! Come meet others who understand the journey
of cancer and share ideas, resources and challenges. Open to those living with any
type of cancer from diagnosis through
post-treatment, and their family and friends. Learn more.
Thurs., Sept. 23rd 6:30-7:30pm

Making Healthy meals with your family can be a fun memory-making activity and support family nutritional needs simultaneously. Join us online to learn about some great ideas for recipes. All Family members welcome! Presented by Lorelle Del Matto, MS,
Coping with Cancer:
Combating Chemo Brain
Thursday, Oct. 28 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Are you frustrated by concentration and memory loss that seems to have become worse with treatment? Learn ways to manage cognitive changes associated with chemotherapy. Register today.
Registration is now open for this year's online fundraiser, Resources for Hope to be held Saturday, October 2 at 7 pm. Now in its 8th year, this event replenishes our Patient Financial Assistance Fund, which helps financially challenged cancer patients pay for basic necessities to help them to stay in treatment. Register or donate today!
Our Sponsors Make It Possible
Cancer Lifeline is grateful for the leadership and support of the following 2021 Sponsors.
Swedish Cancer Institute has been a steady sponsor of Cancer Lifeline's events for several years. Cancer Lifeline works alongside Swedish to help advance the field of emotional support for people living with cancer. Our heartfelt thanks for their continued sponsorship.
Over 16 years ago, Cancer Lifeline was invited to host a support group at EvergreenHealth. That was just the beginning of our strong partnership. Cancer Lifeline thanks Evergreen for their continued support.
Cancer Lifeline's relationship with the University of Washington goes back to 1973 when members of the UW faculty sat down with our founder Gloria Gutkowski to talk about the lack of emotional support programs for cancer patients and what might be done about it. Cancer Lifeline salutes UW Medicine for their ongoing support of our events and welcomes them back for 2021.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists of Fred Hutch, Seattle Children's, and UW Medicine. We are grateful for their support of our programs and for the guidance and leadership of our current SCCA board members Tiffany Courtnage, Andy Peet, and Cathy Taketa.
We began our formal hospital partnership with Overlake Medical Center in September of 2017, but our relationship reaches back to 2004 when Cancer Lifeline had office space in Bellevue. We are grateful for Overlake's ongoing support of our events.
One of Cancer Lifeline's newest hospital partners, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has locations in both downtown Seattle and Federal Way. Cancer Lifeline is grateful for Virginia Mason's sponsorship of our events.
A longtime sponsor of our Breakfast, The Commerce Bank of Washington has been supporting Cancer Lifeline since 1995. Several bank staff members have served on our board, including Steven Gerlock, Cancer Lifeline board member, and Susan Finneran, who now sits on our Advisory Board. We are grateful for The Commerce Bank of Washington's ongoing partnership.
For the fourth year in a row, Jennifer Evans and her Farmers Insurance agency have been a sponsor of our annual Fall Fundraiser, Resources for Hope. We are so grateful for Jen's ongoing support.
Cancer Lifeline welcomes wealth advisor D A Davidson as a new sponsor for this year's Resources for Hope fundraiser. Our thanks to Advisory Board Member Jane Caron for her leadership.


Reaching as far back as 2006, Pathstone (formerly Cornerstone Advisors) has been a steadfast sponsor of Cancer Lifeline's events. Our thanks to Cancer Lifeline Advisory Board Member Dave Drews and Pathstone for their continued leadership.
Dedicated to promoting the economic benefits of life science business and research for Washington state's economy and patients around the world, We Work For Health seeks to educate our elected leaders, the news media, and the communities they serve about these key contributions. Cancer Lifeline welcomes We Work for Health Washington back as a 2021 sponsor.
Dedicated to helping low-income and homeless families since 1989, The Windermere Foundation renews its support of Cancer Lifeline's Resources for Hope as a sponsor of this year's event.


Thanks to the leadership of Ben Hicks, our past board president, Cancer Lifeline welcomes Soundmark Wealth Management as a new sponsor in 2021.
We are grateful for the participation of the Royal Bank of Canada - Wealth Management as a new sponsor for this year's Resources for Hope fundraiser. Our thanks to Laurie Rosen Ritt for bringing us together.

Lilly has been a long-time sponsor of Cancer Lifeline's Breakfast with Friends, starting back when it was still a Luncheon. We are grateful for their steadfast support of our fundraising events over the years and look forward to many more.
Cancer Lifeline welcomes AAA Fire Protection as a new event sponsor in 2021. AAA Fire Protection helps ensure the safety of Cancer Lifeline's headquarters, the Dorothy O'Brien Center.


On the recommendation of our board member Sue Drummond, Michael Weichbrodt with Morgan Stanley joins Cancer Lifeline's group of 2021 Sponsors.
We have counted on ROI Technology Inc. to keep us safe, secure, and active on the internet since 2015. Cancer Lifeline salutes ROI Technology for their ongoing support of our events.

We are grateful for the Alhadeff Family Foundation joining us for the third year in a row as a sponsor of our annual Resources for Hope fundraiser.
Inquiries regarding opportunities to sponsor events and new online programs for 2021 can be directed to Executive Director Joseph Yurgevich or Development Director Beth Brooks.