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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. 

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

April 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with ...

Cancer Caregivers

April 7 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
Caregivers are a much underserved population truly doing ‘Gods work’. This group supports caregi...

Veterans Healthcare Navigation

April 7 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans Healthcare Navigation addresses veterans’ disabilities and the VA system, covering to...

Sarcoidosis

April 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
This support group is for patients and caregivers of a Sarcoidosis patient. We are all patients supp...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

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

Creative Writing Group

April 9 @ 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

April 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST
Back in mid-2012, the US Preventative Services Task Force first made the following recommendation w...

Inherited Mutations Virtual Support Group

April 9 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
AnCan is here to support anyone who lives with an Inherited Mutation …. Previvor, Survivor, or...

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.

 

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.
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Advisory Board Member
Richard Wassersug, PhD is an Honorary Professor of Cellular & Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia
Advisory Board Member
Cancer Genetic Counselor extraordinaire specializing in GU malignanciesat The James The Ohio State CCC
Metastatic bladder cancer caregiver
Renata Louwers, writer, editor and patient/caregiver advocate, cared for her first husband over an 11 month downward trajectory after his diagnosis of metastatic bladder cancer.

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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.