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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

Through our Groups, participants can connect organically with others to help with 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 peers 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 Be Your Own Best Advocate.

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Instructions for Joining a Group

Click HERE for instructions on joining a group.


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

Recent News

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. 

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

March 25 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk pros...

Solo Arts Heal with Gregory Burns

March 25 @ 10:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT
Solo Arts Heal with Gregory Burns

Under-45 Multiple Sclerosis

March 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EST
This group provides a chance for individuals under 45 (or around that age) with MS to share common e...

Pancreatic Cancer

March 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
Our moderators are patients and caregivers who intimately understand the struggles associated with P...

Survivorship Seminar -PCPEP.org for initial Active Surveillance: The Science and Practice of an Anti‑Inflammatory Lifestyle

April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
PCPEP.org for initial Active Surveillance: The Science and Practice of an Anti‑Inflammatory  AcCa...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer presents its own challenges that are very diff...

Visual Snow Syndrome

April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
AnCan and the Visual Snow Initiative (VSI) have partnered together to provide face-to-face suppor...

Men ‘Speaking Freely’

April 2 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rathe...

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.

 

Professor of GU Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Tannir is globallyrecognized for renal cancer research, especially in rare kidney cancers. He is a well loved clinicain.
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Advisory Board Member/ AS Prostate Cancer Moderator
Howard Wolinsky, a Chicago-based freelance medical journalist, was the Chicago Sun-Times medical writer for nearly 30 years.
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Sarcoidosis Moderator
Trina began advocating for better quality of life when she was faced with several chronic episodes.
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Moderator
MS colors your life; but you choose the color!

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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.