More than 90,000 adolescent and young adults (AYAs) are diagnosed with cancer each year, yet treatment options haven't changed in more than 40 years.
And sadly, the National Cancer Institute allocates only four percent of its research funding to pediatric and young adult cancer.
That's why Rutledge Cancer Foundation (RCF) needs your help!
AYA cancer patients, ages 13 to 39, often face a unique set of challenges including limited treatment options, delayed diagnoses and higher rates of being uninsured. In addition to treating their cancer, they may also be navigating major life milestones like college, marriage, or starting a family.
It’s our goal to meet AYA cancer patients and survivors where they are TODAY through programs, events and resources while also focusing on raising funds for better, less-toxic treatments so they can experience a healthier TOMORROW.
OUR FUNDING NEEDS
We encourage you to choose the level of support that fits your life and your budget. Every dollar received helps make a difference for AYA cancer patients, survivors, and their families.
$25 = Funds an Uber/Uber Eats gift card that allows a patient to purchase a meal or get to and from an appointment.
$50 = Bluetooth speaker, blanket and neck pillow included in Carley's Closet New Diagnosis bags.
$100 = Funds a Carley’s Closet bag, given to newly diagnosed cancer patients, filled with age-appropriate comfort and entertainment items to make an AYAs patient stay in the hospital more comfortable. given to newly diagnosed patients.
$250 = Pays for three patients and their families to attend one of our patient events.
$500 = Helps pay transportation costs for a cancer patient or survivor to Camp Mak-A-Dream or First Descents camp for a week.
$1,000 = Goes towards funding fertility preservation for one patient.
The Rutledge Cancer Foundation works to ease the impact of cancer on the lives of teens and young adults, raise the survival rates and find a cure for sarcomas and other solid tumor cancers.
-We fund patient programs that address unmet emotional and physical needs.
-We work as a catalyst to increase awareness and early detection.
-We support research for less toxic, personalized cancer therapies.
Rutledge Cancer Foundation's research is focused on cancers that impact AYA cancer patients (age 13 to 39) that suffer from long term side effects as a result of their cancer treatment. We serve all cancer patients in this age range regardless of socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, physical ability or language. Because of the economic vulnerability of the ages that we serve, many of our clients rely on RCF to meet critical needs otherwise unmet by traditional hospital settings. We help to mediate immediate patient needs through our programs, collaboration with other medical centers and through clinical trials.
Organization name
Rutledge Cancer Foundation
Causes
Health Care
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas, Denton, Hunt, Johnson, Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
5608 Malvey Ave. Suite 306