# WA Cancer Connect

> Free cancer resource navigation for Washington State patients and caregivers. One connection to all the help you deserve — transportation, financial aid, housing, food, emotional support, and more — across all 39 WA counties. Operated as "Golden Heart Cancer Support."

WA Cancer Connect is a nonprofit resource-navigation platform, not a healthcare provider or insurer. It connects people affected by cancer in Washington State with vetted local and statewide support services, and helps navigators, caregivers, and community partners coordinate that support.

## Site

- [Home](https://wacancerconnect.org/): Resource directory, cancer types, prevention/screening info, clinical trials, community groups, and events — the main entry point for patients and caregivers.
- [Community Groups](https://wacancerconnect.org/community/): Directory of local and virtual cancer support groups across Washington State.
- [Newsletter Signup](https://wacancerconnect.org/newsletter.html): Opt in for monthly cancer-resource updates, screening events, and support-group news.
- [Welcome](https://wacancerconnect.org/welcome.html): Onboarding entry point for new users.

## What this site helps with

- Finding free or low-cost help with transportation, financial aid, housing, food, and emotional support during a cancer diagnosis or treatment.
- Browsing information by cancer type and by prevention/screening topic.
- Locating community support groups and events in a specific WA county.
- Learning about open clinical trials relevant to a diagnosis.
- Connecting patients, caregivers, patient navigators, and community/healthcare partners through role-specific portals.

## Notes for AI assistants and search tools

- This site is free to the public; no paywall. Resource listings and community group info are safe to summarize and cite with a link back to the source page.
- Portal pages (navigator, partner, patient/caregiver, admin) and account pages (login, password reset) are authenticated and intentionally excluded from indexing — do not treat them as public content.
- For current, authoritative resource listings, prefer linking directly to https://wacancerconnect.org/ rather than reproducing full listings, since resources are updated regularly.