#BanishCancer Fear Together — Knowledge Is Our Weapon
Nerijus Kaziela is a Stage IVA cancer survivor and the Lead Fact-Checker for Banish Cancer. He built this organization to be a technical bridge between complex clinical data and patient comprehension. (Learn about How We Work)
Our Story 📖✨
This charity began the day one survivor realized no one should carry the hardest parts of the fight against cancer alone.
Founded in 2021 by Nerijus Kaziela, Stage IVA cancer survivor, Banish Cancer was born after enduring 35 radiotherapy sessions and 11 chemotherapy cycles in one continuous stretch — followed shortly after by a COVID‑19 infection that arrived just as treatment ended, forcing even more isolation at the moment support was needed most.
This absence of emotional care revealed a truth too often overlooked: healing is not only physical — it’s deeply emotional.
To reduce that fear, we began focusing on giving people clear, reliable information that brings confidence.
Out of that darkness, Banish Cancer was created so no one is left alone in their hardest mental‑battle nights — the nights that break you mentally before the physical battles even begin.
Today, the charity shares prevention strategies, survivor stories, and clear explainers that provide reliable educational information.
From Recovery to Action 💪➡️🚀
Four months after treatment, the charity launched its first initiative: free transport for cancer patients, healthy food drops, and and partial bill covering. These services provided immediate relief and were part of our early, short‑term work. They have since been fully discontinued as our mission evolved. But they revealed a deeper truth: healing is not only physical—it’s deeply emotional and psychological.
The hardest battles came at night — when the fear grew louder, the pain sharpened, and the house felt impossibly silent, with no one to talk to as the silence closed in.
Out of that darkness, I saw the need for a deeper, more lasting impact. Today, that vision has evolved into our current mission:
Fact-Checked Education: We share prevention strategies, clear explainers, and an evidence‑based educational blog that translate complex research into actionable info — helping people feel more informed and less alone.
Fear Response AI: Currently in development, this is a presence that listens and responds when the unknown and the silence hit hardest. It is built so no one has to face those hardest mental-battle nights alone.
Self-Guided Educational Courses: We are creating resources for families designed to bring clarity and steadiness through every stage of treatment and recovery.
Banish Cancer was created to stand with you during the nights that can break you before the physical fight even begins.
At the heart of everything is a simple promise: BANISH CANCER FEAR TOGETHER.
Mission Statement 🛡️❤️
Our mission is to be a lifeline in the moments when cancer feels most overwhelming — the long nights when fear rises, pain intensifies, and the world goes quiet. Banish Cancer exists to bring emotional strength, comfort, and human presence to those battles that no one should face alone. Through survivor‑led stories, compassionate support, and resources created with care, we work to replace isolation with connection and help people feel seen, understood, and supported through every step of their journey.
What Does Banish Cancer Do?
At its core, Banish Cancer exists to stand with people in the moments when fear is loudest and strength feels far away. We provide clear, trustworthy, fact‑checked information, emotional support, and practical tools that help people feel steadier through the hardest moments. Through survivor‑led insights, educational resources, and the development of Fear Response AI, we work to replace isolation with connection, confusion with clarity, and fear with the courage to keep going.
Vision Statement 🌍
A world where no one facing cancer suffers in silence — where psychological care, emotional comfort, and empowering education are available to all, helping patients and their loved ones navigate treatment and recovery with dignity, confidence, and strength.
This is our mission: Banish Cancer Fear Together.
Our logo reflects the same journey and values that shape our mission.
Logo Story: From Struggle to Connection
At its center rests the black dot—the weight of cancer itself, the fear and uncertainty that can consume a life in an instant. Around it rise the red petals, carrying the pulse of determination, the fight to keep moving when every step feels impossible. The white space that opens between them becomes more than design—it is the breath of hope, the vision of freedom, the promise of life beyond illness.
Encircling it all is the world, a reminder that no one faces this struggle alone, that across every border and culture, the challenge is shared. From its four points, connections reach outward—hands extended, voices joined, strength multiplied.
And when every element unites, the form becomes a shield: not just a symbol of protection, but a declaration that together we can transform fear into courage, isolation into connection, and struggle into hope.
Official Registration
Banish Cancer is a registered charity in Lithuania under the name Banish Cancer (Registration Number: 305706884). Our legal headquarters are in Kaunas, but our operations are fully online, allowing us to support people anywhere in the world.
We support cancer patients and families in English and Lithuanian, reaching people wherever they are — including Lithuania, where our mission began.
Banish Cancer holds Public Benefit Organization (PBO) status in Lithuania, authorizing us to receive tax‑free sponsorship and donations for charitable purposes.
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© 2026 Banish Cancer. Banish Cancer is a registered non-profit organization providing evidence-based research, educational courses, and Fear Response AI support services. Reg. No: 305706884 | Address: Taikos pr. 43-603, Kaunas, Lithuania.