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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. 

Men ‘Speaking Freely’

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

Monthly Art Friends Art Class

September 17 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Welcome to AnCan’s regularly scheduled guided art class! These free sessions are open to everyone ...

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

September 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with ...

Multiple Sclerosis

September 22 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The AnCan MS Support Group is a peer-led virtual twice-monthly support group for people living with ...

Veterans Speaking Freely

September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
Open to all genders: Ready to connect with fellow veterans in a space where you can truly be yoursel...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

September 23 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk pros...

Under-45 Multiple Sclerosis

September 24 @ 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

September 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
Our moderators are patients and caregivers who intimately understand the struggles associated with P...

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: Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
In 2013 I dealt with a prolonged attempt to diagnose my Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. I ended up with complete left vestibular damage and vertigo, and after 18 months my facial paralysis only improved from 84% to 64% and I've dealt with other episodes since then. I find I can draw on my skills as a marriage and family therapist to cope with the lifestyle and physical changes that come as a result of RHS.
Cancer Caregiver
Susan Lahaie was a caregiver to her husband Ron Silverio who was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2012.
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BRCA2 Previvor, first female Eagle Scout and former White House staffer
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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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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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