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CARTI: Overcoming Treatment Barriers - Support Services for CARTI Breast Patients
Grant Award Amount: $18,000
| Institution: CARTI Director: Olivia Wyatt Address: P.O. Box 55050 Little Rock, AR 72215 Phone: (501) 312-1733 Category: Treatment Counties Served: Entire Affiliate Service Area |
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The Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (CARTI) treats patients from all counties in Arkansas. Every effort is made to make cancer treatment available for every patient regardless of income, ability to pay, or distance from a CARTI facility, including providing assistance to ensure access to radiation treatment. This grant for “Support Services for CARTI Breast Patients” from the Komen Foundation allows breast cancer patients to focus on fighting and recovering from cancer, not on the stress and anxieties of finding money for housing or transportation during daily treatment. It provides patients in need the funds for housing and transportation during daily treatments, which typically last four to six weeks, Monday through Friday at one of seven CARTI facilities around the state.
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