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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. 

Living with Visual Snow – a Therapist’s Perspective

January 20 @ 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Living with Visual Snow - a Therapist's Perspective

Visual Snow Syndrome

January 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
AnCan and the Visual Snow Initiative (VSI) have partnered together to provide face-to-face suppor...

Cancer Caregivers

January 20 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Caregivers are a much underserved population truly doing ‘Gods work’. This group supports caregi...

Veterans Healthcare Navigation

January 20 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans Healthcare Navigation addresses veterans’ disabilities and the VA system, covering to...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

January 21 @ 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

January 22 @ 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

January 22 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
Our moderators are patients and caregivers who intimately understand the struggles associated with P...

Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

January 26 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for all men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk disease at whatever stage of treat...

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
Andrea was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2012 after a bout of optic neuritis and a decades long journey to diagnosis.
In Memoriam
A painter-decorator by trade, Al was a gifted artisan through and through. He hailed from a family rich in creative talent—woodworkers, photographers, and artists.
Advisory Board Member& HiRisk-Recurrent-Adv Prostate Cancer Moderator
Len Sierra is a research pharmacist by training who found himself in The Reluctant Brotherhood when diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014.
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Advisory Board Member
Allen Edel (@TallAllen) is amongst the best recognized and most knowledgeable patient advocates for men with prostate cancer.

AnCan Fun Facts

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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.