The field of psychosocial oncology has made great strides through the years.  There has been a vast increase in the awareness that a significant number of cancer patients throughout the continuum of care will suffer social, emotional and psychological distress.  Also on the rise is the implementation of psychosocial interventions to help patients, families, and caregivers. Yet, even while we smile at the achievements, we realize there is still much to do.  The feet of the future of psychosocial oncology will walk upon the road we choose to pave today.  

APOS continues to be the ONLY multidisciplinary organization in the United States dedicated to researching and treating the psychosocial aspects of cancer. In order to accomplish our mission, we cannot rely on membership dues and conference revenue alone to cover the daily costs of APOS. In fact, as a 501(c)(3) organization, we rely on grants and donations to keep our membership dues at an affordable level and to cover approximately one-quarter of our operating budget. Gifts of money, expertise, and time are needed to fuel the development and advancement of APOS. In order to further our mission of reducing suffering for cancer patients, philanthropic gifts are needed to ensure that multidisciplinary professional education of psychosocial oncology healthcare providers leads to high quality evidence-based psychosocial service delivery for cancer patients and their families.

Will you join others who have given of their financial resources to make sure the mission of APOS continues to be carried out? A nation in which all people affected by cancer have access to quality psychosocial care to optimize health outcomes; it's a vision that will take all of us working together to see come to fruition.