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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

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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. 

Gay & Bisexual Men Prostate Cancer Group

November 8 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Gay or bisexual men diagnosed with prostate cancer have particular concerns. Addressing them with yo...

Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

November 9 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
This group is for all men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk disease at whatever stage of treat...

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

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

Multiple Sclerosis Virtual Support

November 10 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
The AnCan MS Support Group is a peer-led virtual twice-monthly support group for people living with ...

Sarcoidosis

November 11 @ 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

November 11 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk pros...

Creative Writing Group

November 12 @ 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

November 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Back in mid-2012, the US Preventative Services Task Force first made the following recommendation w...

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.

 

Prostate Cancer Moderator - AS & Low/Intermediate
Jim Schraidt is a  passionate advocate for better, less harmful prostate cancer treatment!
Moderator: Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in November 2019, Amy has works with the Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Foundation, supporting and navigating others with facial paralysis. She ran the collaborative book project "The Hunt for My Smile", bringing together 24 authors from seven countries to share their experiences with facial paralysis
Advisory Board Member
Eleni Efstathiou MD PhD - Physician and Scientist extraordinaite.
Moderator: Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Elaine Ben-Yaacov is a clinical social worker with experience in the fields of dementia care and the autism spectrum.  She contracted RHS in 2024, an experience that impacted her to write a medical memoir, available on Amazon.  She is a proud mom of five and grandmother of nine.

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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.

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