HNC LIVING FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES FOR LOW-INCOME, HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO CARE TO IMPROVE THEIR TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. HEAD AND NECK CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLY DEVASTATING TYPES OF CANCER DUE TO ITS LOCATION AND COMPLEXITY AFFECTING A PERSON'S ABILITY TO SWALLOW, CHEW, BREATHE, AND SPEAK. ADDITIONALLY, THIS TYPE OF CANCER OFTEN INVOLVES COMPLEX CARE THATREQUIRES INTENSE TREATMENT THAT PREVENTS A PATIENT FROM WORKING OR MAINTAINING THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. WHILE FOUNDED IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY REGION, HNC LIVING FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED CARE IN ALL 50 STATES AND HAS SERVED MORE THAN 4,500 PATIENTS. HNC LIVING FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES NATIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME, HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS FOR PATIENT CARE SERVICES, TRAVEL, COPAYMENTS, MEAL SUPPLEMENTS, AND DENTAL SERVICES.
