Out-of-Town Travel Assistance | Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes

It’s common to travel to larger cities for second opinions and specialized services. Here are some resources that may help.

Bus

The Cornell Campus to Campus Bus is terrific way to get from Ithaca to New York City. It stops at Weill Cornell Medical Center in NYC which is adjacent to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Through generous support from Cornell, we can free book trips for patients (and a companion) who are traveling to NYC for medical appointments. YOU MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS THROUGH THE CANCER RESOURCE CENTER. More info: Campus to Campus Guidelines.
Note: Due to Covid, Cornell Campus-to-Campus service is suspended. Their transportation engineering team is changing the air filtration on each bus. They are considering resuming service this summer. Unfortunately, they do not yet know the bus schedule &/or how many trips they will offer per day.
Angel Wheels to Heal (formerly known as Angel Bus) assists with ground transportation and provides gas cards.
OurBus provides bus service from Ithaca to New York City and many other locations.

Flights

Corporate Angel Network (seats are regularly available from the Elmira/Corning Airport to NYC)
PALS:Free medical flights and patient air transportation
Wings Flights of Hope: Wings Flights of Hope flies out of Buffalo, NY to various locations throughout the North East section of the US. The most common destinations flown to are:
- New York, NY
- Boston, MA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Cleveland, OH
Angel Flight NE:Free air and ground transportation so children and adults may access life-saving medical care
Angel Flight East
Mercy Medical Airlift:Transportation to Medical Care for Patients in Need

Lodging

Airbnb in collaboration with the Cancer Support Community (free housing for cancer patients and caregivers who meet geographic and income criteria. Call 877-793-0498)
Joe’s House: A Lodging Guide for Cancer Patients
Hope Lodge (American Cancer Society)
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses
Hotel Tonight is an excellent app that helps you find last minute hotel rooms at a discount. It’s great if you need to find a room in NYC within the week.

Lung-Cancer-Myths

If you’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer, you know all too well how many misperceptions surround this disease. Receiving the diagnosis is tragic enough without also being surrounded by harmful stigma.

Woman looking concerned and speechless listening to someone on the phone

How to Help… When You Can’t

We all know how it feels when someone we are talking with is not really listening. A person with a cancer diagnosis needs to have a safe space to share thoughts and emotions, without feeling judged or diminished.

Cayuga Health Affiliation

The Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes (CRC) is pleased to announce we have entered into an agreement to become an affiliate of the Cayuga Health System (CHS).

Group of people walk with umbrellas at CRC's 29th Annual Walkathon

2023 Annual Report

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Art and Cancer

Art and Cancer: A Collaborative Mail Art Exhibition in Geneva, New York on February 17th, 2024.

840 Hanshaw Road, Suite 5, Ithaca, NY 14850

(607) 277-0960
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (607) 275-0632

Tues-Fri: 10:00 – 4:00 pm
Boutique and other hours by appointment only.

Too many emails can be overwhelming. Even reading the word “cancer” can be overwhelming sometimes! If you (like most of us) are trying to pare down your email subscriptions, we understand! But we still want to stay in touch, so here’s what we suggest:

1. Subscribe to our general mailing list above, then
2. Check your inbox for an email from us, and

3. Follow the link in the confirmation email to set your preferences.

This way, YOU get to decide which emails we send you, and how often. And we wish it went without saying, but we will NEVER share your personal information.

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