Mission

THE CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND OF NEW MEXICO EXISTS TO HELP PERSONS FROM NEW MEXICO WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AND TREATED FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER (AT A NEW MEXICO PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY FACILITY) AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY EDUCATIONAL, EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL NEEDS OF LIVING WITH AND FIGHTING CANCER. THE CCFNM MISSION HAS SERVED CHILDREN WITH CANCER FROM BIRTH TO 18 YEARS (SHALL NOT HAVE TURNED 19 BEFORE DIAGNOSIS). BOTH UNM AND PRESBYTERIAN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS SERVE YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE 19 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A CHILDHOOD CANCER THAT REQUIRES A CHILDHOOD CANCER TREATMENT PROTOCOL. THIS IS AN UNDERSERVED GROUP THAT HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS AND FOR WHOM THERE ARE FEW RESOURCES FOR ASSISTANCE.