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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.
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Recent News
Solo Arts Heal with Elliott Kerman
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 October 27th, we had our beloved friend...
‘BEING’ YOUR OWN BEST ADVOCATE
“Being Your Own Best Advocate’: Long-time moderator, Peter Kafka, suggests we add ‘vigilant’ to the AnCan motto!
Special Presentation: The Current State of AS and How Active It Needs to Be
On October 6th, we had Sanoj Punnen, MD (Co-Chair of the Genitourinary Site Disease Group at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine) give a talk to our AS group titled "The Current State of Active Surveillance and How...
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.
Multiple Sclerosis
High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support
Pancreatic Cancer
Solo Arts Heal
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer
High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support
Visual Snow Syndrome
Cancer Caregivers
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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, Dec 12, 2023
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Dec 12, 2023: Boosting testosterone, feeling great — and dancing with the devil?
AnCan’s fave, Lindsey Byrne teams with JnJ to explain BRCA!
AnCan’s fave, Lindsey Byrne teams with JnJ to explain BRCA! Genetic Counselor Byrne teams up with Dr. Cora Sternberg to explain BRCA.
Bang your drum… it could make you smarter and healthier!
Bang your drum… it could make you smarter and healthier! Drumming can sharpen your brain, help your immune system – and certainly improve your mental health!
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