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In treatment
Help for the hard days.
Treatment is a lot to carry: appointments, side effects, bills, rides, and the days you just do not feel like yourself. STAARS helps with the practical things, and stays close for the rest.
Practical help
So you can feel like yourself.
Eligible patients and survivors can receive financial help for the items below. Call the STAARS line and we will walk you through it.
Wigs
Help with the cost of a wig, so you feel like you.
Bras & prostheses
Post-surgery bras and breast prostheses.
Compression garments
For swelling and lymphedema care.
Medical co-pays
Help with co-pays for eligible women.
Rides
Travel to and from treatment and support meetings.
Comfort kits
A care package for treatment days.
Staying close
You keep living. We keep showing up.
- A survivor on the STAARS line, 24 hours a day
- A Sister Step mentor for the whole journey
- Free monthly Sister Circles, with refreshments
- Communication coaching for talks with doctors, family and work
- Referrals for counseling, community services and legal help
A gentle reminder: STAARS offers support and information, not medical care. For questions about your treatment, side effects or symptoms, contact your healthcare team. For a medical emergency, call 911.
Need to talk to someone right now?
A breast cancer survivor answers the STAARS line, day or night. No forms first. Loved ones can call too.