Patient Resources

Patient Resources Overview

At Hope Abounds Cancer Network we believe that every patient should have the information necessary to make informed decisions pertaining to their or their loved ones’ cancer journey. 

Understanding your diagnosis, which specialist is going to help with each step of your care, as well as being informed to make the best decisions possible are all essential to obtaining the best care in your healing journey.

2025 Hope Abounds Community Resource Guide

Hope Abounds Cancer Network offers this complimentary downloadable guide for it’s patients and their families. Containing information on valuable resources throughout the community, these resources can assist with finding transportation options, lodging, emotional support services, as well as government assistance options.

We’ve Partnered with Storehouse Wellness

Christ-centered holistic wellness programs

Hope Abounds Cancer Network is excited to announce a new partnership with Storehouse Wellness, offering our cancer patients a special three-month free services package.

Focusing on the Storehouse Wellness Four Pillars: nourishment, physical fitness, mental wellness, and financial health, patients can access instructional and devotional programs and resources provided by leaders in each field.

We’ve Partnered With

Synergy Homecare of the Cape Fear

Hope Abounds is excited to announce a new patient resource: Synergy Homecare of the Cape Fear. We will collaborate with them to provide personal home care assistance for our patients who are undergoing active cancer treatment and have no one to assist them at home.

Hope Abounds Caregiver Support Program

A helpful guide for the cancer patient caretaker. Covering topics such as caring for a child, parent, or partner. This guide covers caregiver responsibilities and addresses caretaker burnout.

Guidelines to Help Decision-making

Is Genetic Testing right for me?

Access the Genetic Testing article

Have you ever felt like cancer is such an unknown and there is so much information out there to read through? Have you ever wondered how genetic cancers work?  

Cancer Family History Tool

Access the Family History Tool page


Hope Abounds has created a Family History Tool that screens for hereditary cancer syndromes, and can also determine if a patient may be eligible for hereditary cancer testing.

Legal Protections for Patients with a Genetic Alteration

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC.gov

A question that many of your patients may ask is if they will be discriminated against if a genetic abnormality is found.

The following laws have been put in place to ensure that patients diagnosed with a hereditary cancer genetic alteration are protected.

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
http://www.ginahelp.org/
GINA is a federal law that took effect on November 1, 2009. This law protects patients from discrimination for health insurance and employment.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html
HIPPA is enforced by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This organization enforces this federal civil rights law to protect individuals from unlawful discrimination.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly expanded health insurance availability and consumer protections for all Americans. The law contains several provisions that benefit people affected by cancer, banning the practice of charging more or even potentially denying health insurance coverage due to a pre-existing health condition, prohibiting health plans from putting annual or lifetime dollar limits on most benefits, and more.

If your patients believe that their legal rights under the Affordable Care Act have been violated, they should contact their health insurer first to understand its coverage decision. If the issue cannot be resolved directly with the insurer, the next step is to contact your state insurance commissioner’s office.

Finally, you can contact the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) Health Insurance Hotline at (410) 786-1565 or email: phig@cms.hhs.gov.

Patient

This is my story.

"I called many breast organizations in Wilmington, but the one that called me back was Hope Abounds and it was the voice of hope. They told me a lot about people that they've known with metastatic breast cancer, so that gave me more hope. That's what Hope Abounds provided.”

Deborah H.

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