LAZAREX CANCER FOUNDATION
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Target demographics: People of all ages, from all walks of life with all types of cancer.
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: help us with the mailings for endurance event participants and fundraising appeals; do data entry; do a shift at one of our local fundraisers; support our patient advocacy program.
Geographic areas served: USA
Mission:
Lazarex Cancer Foundation builds a bridge to hope, dignity and life for cancer patients and their families. We provide financial assistance to defray the costs associated with patient participation in FDA clinical trials. Additionally, we help patients navigate their clinical trial options and provide community education and outreach services. Our mission is to provide resources for cancer patients who've been told they have no other options, but who are not yet done with their journey in life and refuse to give up now.
Results:
Since Inception:
Our founders cover our overhead costs annually so 100% of every additional dollar received from our donors goes directly to our patients.
As of 12/31/12
Dollars expended on program services: $$3,633,303
Patients from 31 states and 6 countries with 64 different types of cancer.
Patients ranging in age from 4 to 83 years, from all ethnic backgrounds on 95 different clinical trials.
Provided patient advocacy for 1,977 patients.
Provided 177 patients with financial assistance and 80,938 days of life through participation in FDA clinical trials AFTER our patients were told nothing else could be done. THIS EQUATES TO 222 YEARS!!!
2012 Statistics for Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Percentage of donations applied directly to program services in 2012: 85%
Volunteer hours: 9,078 valued at $416,316
Our founders cover our overhead costs annually so 100% of every additional dollar received from our donors goes directly to our patients.
As of 12/31/12
Dollars expended on program services: $$3,633,303
Patients from 31 states and 6 countries with 64 different types of cancer.
Patients ranging in age from 4 to 83 years, from all ethnic backgrounds on 95 different clinical trials.
Provided patient advocacy for 1,977 patients.
Provided 177 patients with financial assistance and 80,938 days of life through participation in FDA clinical trials AFTER our patients were told nothing else could be done. THIS EQUATES TO 222 YEARS!!!
2012 Statistics for Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Percentage of donations applied directly to program services in 2012: 85%
Volunteer hours: 9,078 valued at $416,316
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crogie1
03/20/13
This foundation is like no other. The overhead of the company is supplied by the founders. They really understand the wants and needs of the patient. It's all about making a very difficult situation much easier while giving the patient peace of mind that there is hope and their quality of life ...
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Cynthia Sandoval
10/31/12
It wasn't until I started working with Lazarex Cancer Foundation that I fully grasped and understood the importance of what they do, who they support, and how they support them. There are thousands of fabulous charities out there, many of which I continue to support, but Lazarex is extra special. ...
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llarchevesque
10/26/12
The seeds for LAzarex were sown via our families effort to assist our son-in-law, Mike Miller, in his fight with pancreatic cancer. New medications were researched as were clinical trials to determine what was the best course of action for Mike. The plan that evolved did include both new medication...
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