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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
Solo Arts Heal with Nire Nah
AnCan and The Marsh (well renown, long-established theater company with a large following in the Bay Area and venues in San Francisco and Oakland) collaborate every 4th Wednesday of the month for Solo Arts Heal! On November 24th, we were so thrilled to host Nire Nah!...
Webinar: How Do You Know When to Enter Active Surveillance and When to Leave?
For the final webinar of 2021, we went out with a bang with "How Do You Know When to Enter Active Surveillance and When to Leave?" Featuring Kirsten Greene, MD (Paul Mellon Professor and chair of the University of Virginia’s Department of Urology), Dr. Greene stated...
AnCan Participants meet in Panama ……
AnCan Participants meet in Panama ...... Nothing makes me, as AnCan's Founder, happier than when our participants meet each other. Over 30% of our respondents said they made friends outside the groups, earlier this year. New friends got made across international...
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.
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Our Blog
Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Jan 15, 2024
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Jan 15, 2024 – Four new men give us plenty to discuss
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Jan 9, 2024
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Jan 9, 2024: Some things are slow, and sometimes that’s good.
Camp Mak-A-Dream, Where Dreams DO Come True!
You already know that at AnCan we are all peers, did you also know how much we love sharing resources with you? Well I have a resource that I would love to share! Camp Mak-A-Dream.
I had the absolute privilege of attending last year’s YAC (Young Adult Conference) for campers aged 18-35 with my fiancé Brian, and I’ve already applied for this year’s YAC since applications opened January 3rd. I enjoyed it so much that I set a reminder on my phone so I could apply as soon as possible!
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