Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer presents its own challenges that are very different from other treatment protocols. This virtual group is for men and caregivers on or considering AS to treat their condition. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. Click here for detailed information. […]
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rather all the other issues you have to deal with living with your condition.
AnCan, Throwing Bones, and Kicking Cancer in Heels co-sponsor our Blood Cancers Virtual Support Group. We are a group of women and men who come together as peers to discuss our experience with one or more blood or hematologic cancers. These include, but are not restricted to, Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma plus variations on one […]
This group is for all men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk disease at whatever stage of treatment. We often discuss the greatest quandary faced by newly diagnosed men …. treatment alternatives & side effects, with men who have experienced the range of treatments. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. 2nd & 4th […]
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with or without evidence of metastasis. With men who have experienced the gamut of treatments, we discuss status, as well as new developments in treatment and technology. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. 1st & 3rd Mondays […]
Our moderators are patients and caregivers who intimately understand the struggles associated with Renal Medullary Carcinoma / RMC. We aspire to come together to give strength, bring encouragement, and provide support to patients and caregivers from all over the world. This is a peer-moderated group. As such, we cannot provide medical advice; we can speak about our own experiences with RMC. We are here for you, and look forward to meeting you!
The AnCan MS Support Group is a peer-led virtual twice-monthly support group for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Our platform offers live interactive audio and optional video chat that you can join online or by phone. The group is for men and women living with the challenges that come with any form of MS.
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer presents its own challenges that are very different from other treatment protocols. This virtual group is for men and caregivers on or considering AS to treat their condition. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. Wednesday evenings at 8 […]
Back in mid-2012, the US Preventative Services Task Force first made the following recommendation with an associated D Grade:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening for prostate cancer.
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with or without evidence of metastasis. With men who have experienced the gamut of treatments, we discuss status, as well as new developments in treatment and technology. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. 1st & 3rd Mondays […]
Caregivers are a much underserved population truly doing ‘Gods work’. This group supports caregivers of those living with Stage 3 or Stage 4 cancer of any type, as well as those recently bereaved. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 8 pm EST/EDT (US) Moderators: Susan Lahaie, Pat Washburn, and Rick Davis.
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer presents its own challenges that are very different from other treatment protocols. This virtual group is for men and caregivers on or considering AS to treat their condition. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. Click here for detailed information. […]
We want to give you a big welcome to our Thyroid Cancer Virtual Support Group. We are all thyroid cancer patients/survivors in different places with treatment or survivorship, and our bios can be found below. Since this is peer-led, we genuinely understand the issues you might be struggling with, and want to offer support in any way we can.
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rather all the other issues you have to deal with living with your condition.
This group is for all men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk disease at whatever stage of treatment. We often discuss the greatest quandary faced by newly diagnosed men …. treatment alternatives & side effects, with men who have experienced the range of treatments. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. 2nd & 4th […]
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with or without evidence of metastasis. With men who have experienced the gamut of treatments, we discuss status, as well as new developments in treatment and technology. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. 1st & 3rd Mondays […]
The AnCan MS Support Group is a peer-led virtual twice-monthly support group for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Our platform offers live interactive audio and optional video chat that you can join online or by phone. The group is for men and women living with the challenges that come with any form of MS.
AnCan is partnering with The Marsh to bring you Solo Arts Heal (SAH). SOLO ARTS HEAL, a weekly MarshStream Public Broadcast Platform program, presents empowering performances about healing and resilience. Through hosted interviews, talkbacks and audience Q&A, the Solo Arts Heal program provides transformative experiences, education, community outreach and advocacy through stories that celebrate the […]
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer presents its own challenges that are very different from other treatment protocols. This virtual group is for men and caregivers on or considering AS to treat their condition. New participants are given priority to discuss their situation. Click here for detailed information. […]
Join Richard Wassersug, Ph.D lead author of "Androgen Deprivation Therapy: An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones", and patient on estrogen-based hormone therapy, for an informational evening on the risks and rewards of estrogen-based hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Free, Drop-In, and NO Registration required! Simply enter our Barniskis Room.
To close out Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, our own Hannah Garrison (artist and MS activist) will be leading a free and drop-in art class just for the MS community! We'll tell you everything you need to bring, and expect to have a great time. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!!!! Join by clicking here: bit.ly/3eiSagG
AnCan Webinar: The TALK – Inherited Mutations. How to talk to your family if you carry an inherited mutation. Topics to be addressed include: Mutations that can lead to passing conditions to daughters and sons How families discussing the impact of carrying a mutation can impact physical and emotional health Support and resources for […]
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rather all the other issues you have to deal with living with your condition.
AnCan, Throwing Bones, and Kicking Cancer in Heels co-sponsor our Blood Cancers Virtual Support Group. We are a group of women and men who come together as peers to discuss our experience with one or more blood or hematologic cancers. These include, but are not restricted to, Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma plus variations on one […]