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THE HOME OF PEER-TO-PEER 
VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS

Virtual Support Groups

AnCan was the first to innovate virtual, real time, video chat support groups in multiple conditions  moderated by patients for patients.

Patient Navigation

AnCan offers individual patient navigation for treatment at all stages.

Exercise & Wellness

In partnership with MedaFit, we connect patients and their medical team to exercise programs through highly qualified exercise counselors.

National Advocacy

Answer Cancer is active on a national stage working to improve patient care.

About Us

AnCan | Virtual Support Calls

AnCan is about people helping people, peer-to-peer ….. we are people living with various conditions and situations, who help others faced with similar issues. We do this collectively and individually by providing answers, support and navigation to empower people living with serious and chronic conditions to address their situations.

Instructions for Joining a Group

 

Scroll Down to "HOW TO JOIN" on this page for link and other instructions.


Click HERE to sign up for email reminders for this, and other groups we offer.

NEW: Join the AnCan Patient Forum to connect with other group members

Recent News

Webinar: Clinical Trials 101: Common Myths and Facts

Webinar: Clinical Trials 101: Common Myths and Facts

Are you ready to get the inside scoop on clinical trials? Get ready to delve deep with former clinical trial nurse coordinator Marni Tierno. We know it can be a complex and overwhelming topic, but don't worry - we're here to break it down in a way that's easy to...

Upcoming Groups & EVENTS

*Days may change due to holidays 

AnCan Foundation is a volunteer organization with a handful of paid staff. All our events are free, and all  groups are free and drop-in. AnCan has limited capacity to provide one-one-one navigation. If we do, it is provided by volunteer peer mentors. Out of respect for their time, we request a donation in an amount you see fit. No one is turned away. 

Cancer Caregivers

October 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Caregivers are a much underserved population truly doing ‘Gods work’. This group supports caregi...

Veterans

October 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans, we have a group just for you. ALL: • Health Conditions (Cancer, Chronic Illness, Rare Di...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

October 16 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk pros...

Thyroid Cancer

October 16 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
We want to give you a big welcome to our Thyroid Cancer Virtual Support Group. We are all thyroid ca...

Men ‘Speaking Freely’

October 17 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rathe...

October Art Friends

October 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Our artists or “Art Friends” as we have named ourselves, come from every community we serve, a...

Women Speaking Freely

October 21 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Welcome to Women Speaking Freely! In our vibrant, all-women virtual support group, we discuss a myri...

Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

October 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for all men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk disease at whatever stage of treat...

Looking for a video chat group?

If you’d like to see all of our current groups, click here.

The Faces of AnCan

Meet the wonderful people that make AnCan possible.

 

Advisory Board Member & HiRisk/Rec/Adv Prostate Cancer Moderator
Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist
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Advisory Board Member
Rubin Naiman PhD is a sleep specialist and assistant professor at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Blood Cancers Moderator
Lynn married his high school sweetheart, and they have been married for 52 years surviving & clinging to each other during the raising of 5 children.
Moderator
Andrea was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2012 after a bout of optic neuritis and a decades long journey to diagnosis.

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Our Blog

Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!

As a peer-to-peer organization we are not required to comply with HIPAA; nor can we provide medical advice but do offer our own experiences.