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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. 

Creative Writing Group

August 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EST
This unique writing group offers a supportive and collaborative learning environment where we’ll l...

Under-60 Advanced Prostate Cancer

August 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Back in mid-2012, the US Preventative Services Task Force first made the following recommendation w...

High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support

August 17 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with ...

Visual Snow Syndrome

August 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
AnCan and the Visual Snow Initiative (VSI) have partnered together to provide face-to-face suppor...

Veterans Healthcare Navigation

August 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans Healthcare Navigation addresses veterans’ disabilities and the VA system, covering to...

Veterans Healthcare Navigation

August 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans Healthcare Navigation addresses veterans’ disabilities and the VA system, covering to...

Cancer Care Partners

August 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Care partners are a much-underserved population truly doing ‘Gods work’. This group supports car...

European Prostate Group

August 19 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Our European AnCan audience who find it tough to attend meetings in the wee small hours of the nig...

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.

 

Moderator
Lou, a retired reading specialist, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in May 2013.
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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Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Dan and Jennifer share their perspectives on life from a husband and wife who each have Multiple Sclerosis.
Board Member; Low/Intermediate Prostate Cancer Moderator
Bill was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015 aged 51.  Two months after a prostatectomy, he experienced a rapid rise in PSA and was treated with adjuvant radiation and 22 months of androgen deprivation therapy (Lupron).

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Conditions Served

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.

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