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
AnCan offers 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 is about people helping people, peer-to-peer ….. we are people 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 address their situations.
Instructions for Joining a Group
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Recent News
Summer of Art – New Art Classes!
Summer of Art – New Art Classes! No matter your abilities, join us on June 16 when amazing art instructor, Hannah Garrison, will help you create your very own Van Gogh sunflowers!
Non-Medical Switching ….. know what we’re talking about?
Non-Medical Switching….. know what we’re talking about?… 40% of patients on mood stabilizers fared worse when their insurers forced them to a different drug! Read AfPA’s blog post https://instituteforpatientaccess.org/non-medical-switching-pushes-patients-to-the-brink/
Solo Arts Heal with Elizabeth Jameson
Elizabeth Jameson is an artist, writer, and health advocate. Since her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, she has used medical technology to create art as a way of taking ownership of her disease. She transformed her unsettling, clinical black-and-white brain scans into work that invites others to be curious and contemplate
the beauty of the brain, and encourages conversations about what it means to live in an imperfect body.
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.
Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
Multiple Sclerosis
High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support
Solo Arts Heal
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support
Visual Snow Syndrome
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The Faces of AnCan
Meet the wonderful people that make AnCan possible.
AnCan Fun Facts
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Monthly Groups
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Conditions Served
Our Blog
Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!
Solo Arts Heal with Beth Horner
You’ll love our March guest, Beth Horner! Noted for her vivacious stage presence, comic sensibility and warm, energetic style, Storyteller Beth possesses a repertoire of stories that has been called “heartfelt, articulate and truthful.”
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, April 9, 2024
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, April 9, 2024 – An abi abundance in tonight’s discussion.
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, April 1, 2024
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, April 1, 2024: Androgen Receptor degrader ARV766 arrives ahead of its webinar later this year
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