Who We Are
Cancer Assistance for Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers
Since 2003, Bag It Cancer has been supporting those impacted by Cancer. Bag It—through our Bag It Bags and website Cancer Resource Center—gives you access to support tools and reliable resources to manage cancer diagnosis, stages, treatment, clinical trials, recovery and more. It’s all in the Bag. Don’t feel lost during or after treatment with Bag It as your guide.
Innovation and continuous improvement are important principles to Bag It Cancer. We started with our English Bag It Bag. From there, we partnered with leading cancer organizations and the Cancer community—healthcare providers, patients, caregivers and other experts to develop new Cancer-Specific Bags.
In 2024, for the Latino and Hispanic individuals and caregivers, we launched a Spanish Bicultural Bag that reflects their cultural beliefs, traditions and values in how they approach healthcare and healthy habits.
Bag It Cancer’s education efforts extend to Cancer Advocates. At our annual Escape to THRIVE Leadership Conference, survivors, caregivers, nonprofit leaders, and professionals gather to learn, network and collaborate on current advocacy issues and opportunities. Learn more about Escape to THRIVE.
What began in our founder’s kitchen—assembling and delivering bags throughout Tucson—has evolved into a national effort. Today, we have proudly distributed 100,000+ Bag It Bags across all 50 states and Puerto Rico and Washington D. C.
In November of 2000, Bag It founder Sherri Romanoski was diagnosed with breast cancer. A couple decades and tens of thousands of cancer patients later, Bag It Cancer is one of the country’s leading resources for cancer education and coping materials. Since Bag It’s creation in 2003, our reach has expanded beyond newly diagnosed patients. Today, we provide resources, tools, and services for patients at any stage of treatment, for caregivers, and for advocates.
” I was able to put all my medical related records in with the binder and other materials. Reading through the materials helped me feel more confident that I was learning about my disease in a more accurate fashion rather than trying to google things on the Internet. After reading through different sections in the binder, I was able to ask my doctor more educated questions.”
—Marilynn, Michigan
Our Mission
To educate, support, and empower those impacted by cancer.
Our Vision
Bag It’s vision is to provide every cancer patient with the Bag It resource bag. Our materials are designed to conquer fear through information and to empower patients to be more involved in their care and become self-advocates.
Our Values
Bag It Cancer’s values are:
- Advocacy
- Quality of Life
- Education
- Integrity
What We Do
English Bag It Bag
Spanish Bicultural
Bag It Bag
The Bag It Bags
Since 2013, we have provided 100,000+ cancer patients with Bag It Bags. This one-of-a-kind resource includes select publications from the most respected organizations as well as the My Companion Guidebook, which gives patients a way to organize information. Every Bag It Bag includes information for patients with any type of cancer—at any phase of the treatment process, caregivers, and cancer advocates.
Since developing the English Bag, we launched a Spanish Bicultural Bag researched and tailored for Latino/Hispanic individuals with cancer and their families.
And for patients with specific types of cancer, we have specialty Bags designed in partners with leading cancer organizations. These Cancer-Specific Bags and our partners include:
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) | CLL Society
- Colorectal Cancer | Colontown
- Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) | National Bone Marrow Link (nbmtLink)
- Head & Neck Cancers | THANC Foundation
- Lung Cancer | GO2 for Lung Cancer
- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Living Beyond Cancer
- Prostate (Early-Stage & Advanced Stage) Cancer | ZERO Prostate Cancer
- Stomach Cancer | Hope for Stomach Cancer
- Uterine Cancer | SHARE Support Network
The Bag It Cancer Resource Center
Our Bag It online Cancer Resource Center is designed to be a portal for anyone seeking information related to cancer. Our Bag It patients use our Resource Center as a first stop when searching for the most relevant and respected resources on a wide array of topics.
Escape to THRIVE Leadership Conference
In 2011, Bag It introduced the Escape to THRIVE Leadership Conference. This unique, annual continuous education experience is designed specifically for those working as advocates for cancer patients and research.
Explore More About Bag It
ANNUAL REPORTS
On our Annual Reports page, you can browse current and past annual reports to read about our strategic plan, annual goals, financials and more.
FAQs
Bag It Cancer answers the questions we are asked most. Explore our FAQs page.
MAKE A DONATION
If you would like to support Bag It–through a personal or corporate contribution, volunteering or a fundraise–please explore our Make a Donation page.
NEWS
Whether it’s a podcast, blog, What’s New, video or other Bag It info , you can find the latest on our News page.
OUR TEAM
The Bag It Cancer Support Team includes our staff, board members and medical advisors—all dedicated to our mission and fulfilling.
OUR VIDEOS
Whether you are looking for a video about Bag It Cancer or ways to utilize our Bag It bag and the wealth of resources we provide, our Video page gives you complete access.
OUR POLICIES
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, we do our best to provide reliable, current resources as well as protect your privacy. On Our Policies page, you will find details about our approach and promise.
TESTIMONIALS
Whether you are a cancer patient, someone who is a caregiver or a healthcare provider, we want to hear your story about how Bag It helped. Read and watch our Testimonials.