Breast Cancer Resources

Hello & welcome!

Welcome to Brave Beautiful Boobies, where every day is focused on Breast Cancer Awareness! As I celebrate my first Breast Cancer Awareness Month as a triple-negative breast cancer survivor, I’m so excited to share this heartfelt resource list that I’ve been working on for months. My hope is that this collection of resources will offer comfort, guidance, and support to survivors, thrivers, and caretakers navigating their unique journeys.

Please keep in mind that while I’ve done my best to provide accurate and up-to-date information, some details may change over time. This list is a labor of love, created with the intention of lifting others up. 💕

financial aid

Find programs that offer grants, assistance with daily living costs, and support for co-payments to ease the financial burden of breast cancer treatment.

• Pink Fund: Provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses on behalf of qualifying breast cancer patients in active treatment.

• Pink Ribbon Riders: Provides direct financial assistance to both men and women diagnosed with breast cancer.

• Hope Lodge: 30+ Hope Lodge communities across the country provide a free place to stay when treatment is not close to their home.

• Susan G Komen: $400 grants for eligible individuals to help pay for daily living costs a they are undergoing treatment.

• CancerCare: Support with co-payments, childcare, pets, transportation, & more.

Cold capping

Learn about cold cap therapy options that help reduce hair loss during chemotherapy.

• Penguin Cold Caps: More information on the original cold cap, this is the cold cap that I used throughout my cancer journey.

• Paxman Scalp Cooling: Read up on the cold capping system that is available at many hospitals around the world.

freebies

Discover free care packages, beauty products, and practical post-surgery items to brighten your journey.

• Box of Hope by Twisted Pink: If you are currently in active treatment, you can request a box full of goodies at no charge.

• Hope Box by Tigerlily Foundation: You can apply to receive a box through the website at different times throughout the year.

• Stay Beautiful Box: Receive clean beauty delivered to your door once each quarter. The surprises in each box are sure to brighten your day!

• Knitted Knockers: Free knitted prosthesis for those whom have gone flat post mastectomy.

• Pockets of Hope: A must have after your mastectomy. Sign up for a free zip-up sweatshirt with pockets for mastectomy drains.

• Natrelle Cares: Care package filled with high-quality items such as medical-grade skincare, a bralette, candle, and a head wrap.

• NBFC Hope Kit: Request a hope kit for yourself or a loved one. Each Hope Kit contains a tumbler, socks, lotion, clean beauty item, & more.

Minnesota specific resources

Explore local organizations providing mentorship, financial assistance, meal delivery, and community support for Minnesotans facing breast cancer.

• Cold Cap Therapy Midwest: The company that I used to rent Penguin Cold Caps and for my full-service cold capping. I cannot recommend them enough!

• Hope Chest for Breast Cancer: Hope Chest grants can help pay rent, mortgages, car payments, utility bills, daycare costs, and more. I applied for help upon diagnosis and was given a gift card to help pay for gas money to and from appointments.

• Firefly Sisterhood: Get paired with local mentors whom have had a similar diagnosis and treatment plan. I had two amazing mentors that supported me throughout my cancer journey.

• Minnesota Breasties Facebook Group: Connect with others who have experienced breast in that live locally. This is a great place to hear about local events and meet ups as well!

• Join the Journey: Walks, mentorship programs, volunteer opportunities, and support groups for MN residents.

• MN Angel: Emergency financial assistance, financial cancer care, and adult & family programs.

• Pay it Forward Fund: A fund that helps women cancer patients pay basic living expenses as they go through treatment.

• Open Arms MN: This amazing company prepares and delivers nutritious meals to Minnesota residents living with life-threatening illnesses, such as cancer.

mentorship

Connect with mentors who have navigated similar breast cancer journeys and can provide personalized support.

• After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Request a free mentor to support you from diagnosis through survivorship.

• Reach to Recovery: A mentorship program through The American Cancer Society that matches you with someone who is a trained volunteer and cancer survivor.

• Breast Cancer Support Network: Support groups and mentoring from a volunteer group of breast cancer survivors.

Beauty

Access free resources, including wigs and beauty classes, to help you look and feel your best during treatment.

• AngelHair: No cost wigs available to women experiencing hair loss due to cancer treatments.

• Look Good Feel Better: Free classes on makeup to help you feel beautiful during your journey.

trips, Retreats & Events

Experience healing adventures, retreats, and events designed for breast cancer survivors to connect and thrive.

• First Descents: Experience the healing power of adventure with trips that are available to all cancers and genders. There are many dates, locations, and activity options offered throughout the year.

• Project Koru: Project Koru enriches lives through community and the outdoors as a way to move forward beyond cancer. Camp Koru is their week-long outdoor adventure camp that is inclusive to all AYA cancer survivors.

• Casting for Recovery: A free fly fishing trip for women whose lives have deeply affected by breast cancer. This weekend focuses on gathering in a natural setting to learn something new and discuss survivorship issues with women in similar circumstances.

• Cancercon: A life-changing weekend for adolescents and young adults who have experienced cancer.

• Epic Experience:  Empowering adult cancer survivors and thrivers to live beyond cancer by offering week-long camps and regional meet ups.

• Send It Foundation: Outdoor adventures for young adult (ages 21-40) cancer patients and survivors that focus on removing them from their cancer experience and creating the space to play, connect, and have fun in the outdoors. Many trips take place near the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, and Costa Rica.

• Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC): Retreats designed for young breast cancer patients that focus on supporting them on their lifelong journey to wellness. Many trips include activities such as snowboarding, surfing, white water rafting, and more.

education, community & Support

Find educational resources, support groups, and advocacy communities tailored to your breast cancer journey.

• Breast Advocate: An app that provides evidence-based information and customized recommendations based on your diagnosis, personal preferences and values.

• Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation: Support and resources for those diagned with triple negative breast cancer.

• Young Survival Coalition: Support that addresses the unique needs and improves the quality of life of young adults affected by breast cancer.

• Stupid Cancer: Resources for adolescents and young adults that touch more on specific topics such as fertility, finances, and more.

• Cancer + Careers: Information and resources to support those that are working throughout their cancer related treatments and surgeries.

• Not Putting on a Shirt: An organization that advocates for optimal surgical outcomes for women who choose to go flat after mastectomy.

• SHARE: Live webinars and support groups that are led in both English and Spanish.

• The Breasties: Resources, virtual support, and in-person events for survivors, previvors, stage 4 thrivers, and caregivers impacted by breast and gynecologic cancers. 

• Breasties Community Facebook Group: A community space where individuals affected by breast and reproductive cancers can ignite strength and positivity through connection and share resources.

• National Breast Cancer Foundation: Get free screenings and diagnostic breast care services along with support during treatment & beyond

• Metavivor: Support groups for those that have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer

• Sharsheret: A jewish breast and ovarian cancer community

• Triage Cancer: Providing free education on the legal and practical issues that arise after a cancer diagnosis.

Other types of support

• Cleaning for a Reason: Cleaning for a Reason provides free home cleaning to patients battling cancer.

• Brave Beautiful Boobies Blog: This blog, created by me - Breanna! Read up on my journey of being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at the age of 29.

A heartfelt thank you to my incredible mentors and the breast cancer community who have inspired and guided me in creating this resource list. This page is a living, evolving collection, and I’m committed to keeping it updated with resources that make a meaningful impact. If there’s a company or resource that has touched your life or the life of someone you love, and it’s not yet included, I’d love to hear about it! Please feel free to comment below or Contact Me directly—I’d be honored to add it and help even more people on their journey.

Sending you strength for your journey!

xo,

Breanna

This resource page was last updated on January 21, 2025.