About Hope Shirts

Understand the heart behind every shirt made for treatment days.

Our Mission and Vision

Understanding your journey means recognizing the daily challenges you face while undergoing treatment. We have walked this path ourselves. Our mission centers on providing specialized chemotherapy port access shirts that address the unique needs of cancer patients across the United States.

Hands holding a ribbon with the words 'Cancer Counts' on a black background.
Our double zipper, port access t-shirt, with message of encouragement inside.
Three folded long-sleeve shirts in purple, gray, and light gray.
Where it all began: Nicole's sweatshirts, with left-side port access zipper, made by her mom.

Guided by
Personal Experience

As a cancer survivor who has been through every aspect of treatment, our founder brings invaluable perspective to our organization's approach. This firsthand experience shapes every decision we make, from shirt design to distribution methods. We believe that our cancer journeys connect us all with patients, family members, friends, and healthcare professionals.

From Our Founder

Hope Shirts (formerly, Cancer Can('t) Co.) took root in my mind shortly after I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer during the summer of 2020—at the height of COVID.

I had always been a deeply private person. But early on, my family and I agreed that we couldn’t navigate the journey ahead alone. I shared my diagnosis with my family, my friends, and my community—and what followed changed me forever.

The outpouring of support was immediate and overwhelming. Messages, cards, meals, gifts, and offers to help in every imaginable way came pouring in—far beyond anything I could have hoped for, or expected. Even as my treatment stretched on longer than planned due to health setbacks, that support never wavered.

Week after week, one thought stayed with me:

Cancer can do so much harm—to our minds, our bodies, our relationships—but with an incredible support system, cancer can’t take away hope. And with hope, cancer can strengthen, not just destroy.

That belief became the foundation of Cancer Can('t) Co, now Hope Shirts—a way to pass forward comfort, dignity, and hope to others walking this path.

~ Nicole L. Barber

Smiling woman in a brown turtleneck sweater against a gray backdrop.

Join Our Movement of Hope

Every shirt carries hope from someone who's been there to someone who is now in the infusion chair.

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