Our Mission
Mission Overview
National Cancer Coalition’s mission is to ensure everyone has access to quality medical care and drugs to fight chronic disease and cancer – no matter where in the world they live.
We are a coalition of caring people working in partnership with highly dedicated field staff, pharmaceutical companies and generous supporters like you across the United States.
Underlying all of our programs is NCC’s fundamental goal to deliver healthcare solutions that help underserved patients and at-risk populations all over the world. Learn more about these programs below:
Programs
NCC Cares
The NCC Cares program meets the needs of underserved patients in the developing world suffering with cancer and other serious disease by providing medical professionals and facilities with the tools and resources that they desperately need to treat their patients. More
NCC Provides
NCC Provides is an expanding domestic program that assists Americans with cancer or other serious disease who are in need of financial or medicine relief, in order to continue their physician’s recommended treatment. More
NCC Angel Grants
The NCC Angel Grants program supports investigators conducting cutting-edge pediatric cancer research at leading oncology institutes in the United States. More
NCC Green
NCC Green seeks to create awareness and prevent environmental or human actions that would expose individuals to events that cause cancer or other serious disease. More
Sub-Programs
Specialty Medicine Access & Relief Trust (SMART)
NCC’s SMART program was developed to assist regions in the developing world whose medicine needs for their underserved population is not being addressed. More
Women’s Cancer Initiative
The Women’s Cancer Initiative (WCI) is NCC’s program that is developing long-term capabilities and self-sustainable programs related to breast and cervical cancer - early detection, prevention, education and treatment. More
Most Read
Coalition Spotlight - Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai
NCC is proud to work in Ghana with Dr. Wiafe, an internationally respected and highly decorated breast cancer specialist in General Surgery & Breast Pathology. More
NCC and BD to Implement Cervical Cancer Detection Program in Peru
NCC and BD, a global medical technology leader, are pleased to announce the implementation of a cervical cancer early detection program to benefit 75,000 underserved women in Peru. More
NCC Provides Program Assists American Patients
The NCC Provides relief program is providing required Factor VIII and Factor IX therapies to a number of special summer camps in the United States for children with hemophilia. More
Recent Impact Reports
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Hilda
Through our partner hospital and donations from supporters, like you, NCC delivered cancer chemotherapy drugs and medications so Hilda was able to receive excellent care. Read This Report
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Anna
While Ana was suffering from leukemia and related complications, her family was struggling to get her the treatment she needed. NCC and Maternal Infantile stepped in to help. Read This Report
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David
Quietly confident, well mannered and handsome, you would never know that young David had already fought the battle of his life, against leukemia. Read This Report
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Alice
Alice is a 12 year old girl who has fought leukemia since she was a little girl. When she had a relapse, her family was unable to afford the treatments she needed without help. Read This Report
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Dr. MacDonald
Dr. Tobey MacDonald wants to learn more about the effects of radiation treatments on very young children who have been diagnosed with cancer. Read This Report
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Markita
Back in 1988 after Markita experienced strange symptoms, such as trouble breathing and pain in her lungs, she was diagnosed with the inflammatory disease Sarcoidosis. Read This Report
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Dennis S.
Dennis was stoically coping with colon cancer when his family was devastated by hurricane Katrina. His home was destroyed and his finances are in ruin. Read This Report
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Paul V.
Paul is a New Orleans native, and like so many people living in the Gulf Coast area, he lost everything through the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Read This Report
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George S.
Like many Americans in the recent economic down turn, George had been laid off. He and his wife had no insurance and Sonya’s job did not bring in enough money to pay for care. Read This Report
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Fredesrinda
Fredesrinda has lung cancer. Life has not been easy since her diagnosis. In fact, like so many in Paraguay, it never has been particularly easy. Read This Report
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Anna Maria
Anna Maria and all patients in the public medical system of the Philippines are in great need of a specialized chemotherapy medication to treat their colon cancer. Read This Report
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Mark
Hemophilia causes a protein deficiency in the blood, which prevents clots from forming. Patients like Mark frequently experience spontaneous internal bleeding. Read This Report
