AnCan’s women’s virtual breast cancer groups.
1st & 3rd Thursdays of every month, 8pm EST – joining instructions here.
Read about the group & our moderators.
For AnCan’s male breast cancer group, click here.
4th Thursdays of every month at 6 pm EST – joining instructions here.
Read about the group
Olaparib and Provenge – mixing treatments confuse symptoms; trials and tribulations applying for SSDI; Insurance pre-authorization snafu – and retro-authorization to correct; is PSA reliable to indicate disease progression; when your doc doesn’t want to follow the LHRH shot he gives; written support forums; Procrit to boost red blood cells.
Enjoy this hilarious bit by Billy Connolly about a prostate exam!
Side effects and remedies from Neulasta during chemo; non-palliative spot radiation for oligo-Mx; more on Neurontin; ProstVac fails; Neuroticism impacts treatment results; Language of Cancer; return of testosterone after stopping LHRH on IHT; how second line anti-androgens function
AnCan’s men-only Speaking Freely group makes an exception to record a fascinating conversation on the ‘Language of Cancer’ – how do you feel about certain words and phrases used in a cancer discussion. Journalist Howard Wolinsky, Professors Jamie Aten and Richard Wassersug and others living with cancer voice opinions.
Presented by:
And joining for questions:
No scientific background required …. this talk targets the lay public addressing:
Professor Bill Burhans
In 2013 Bill was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer caused in part by an inherited mutation in the BRCA2 gene. His own research laid the foundations for current therapies that have contributed to some of his treatments. Bill serves on AnCan’s Board of Directors and Board of Advisors.
Rick Davis, AnCan’s Founder, was honored to be one of Janssen’s guest asked to walk the runway at the 3rd Annual PCF Blue Jacket Gala held at Chelsea Piers, NYV on Feb 7, 2019. Dressd by Mens Wearhouse, Rick walked in memory of our dear co-founder, Rob Barniskis, who was not well enough to walk the runway last year. Rick also remembered Dan Zenka, the former PCF VP of Communications.
Want to show & tell …. please send news and/or pix to info@Ancan.org.
Lawyer Michael Barasch and Dr. Robert L. Bard speak about 9/11 related illnesses and specifically the 68 cancers and many other conditions that have been associated with the 9/11 tragedy. Mr. Barasch has represented over 14,000 claimants among the total 450,000 that may have been impacted. He speaks about eligibility and to what claimants may be entitled. For more information, you can reach Michael Barasch at michael@wtclawyers. com www.911victimfund.org Dr. Bard can be found via https://bardcancercenter.com/ This presentation is bought to you by: MBCC https://malebreastcancercoalition.org/ peggy@malebreastcancercoalition.org
Click the PDF icon below to download an informational flyer.
Three AnCan Board members (l-r: Peter Kafka, Rick Davis, and Len Sierra) thank our sponsor Janssen Oncology together with Foundation Medicine for allowing us to attend the PCRI Conference.
And here’s a pictures of the portable Man Junk Contraption with AnCan folks l-r Rick Davis, Sylvester Mann,Peter Kafka, Ken Mason (front), Len Sierra.
Thanks to John Teisberg and The Reluctant Brotherhood for partnering with AnCan.
Learn about your own Man Junk …
To watch the Man Junk Contraption demonstrated live, click here.
To watch the Monty P-like Man Junk cartoon, click here.
Read this inspiring Boston Globe article about how genomic sequencing helped an advanced PCa patient
