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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 Elizabeth McLachlan
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 April 28th, we had the pleasure of having Elizabeth...
AnCan Participant Richard Maye Muses on Quality of Life
Richard Maye lives with Gleason 3+4 prostate cancer and participates in AnCan's Active Surveillance and Low/Intermediate Video Chat Groups. In communications with AnCan, Richard had thoughts on how he responds to QoL issues surrounding his diagnosis, that we...
Special Presentation: How Does Where You Live Impact Active Surveillance?
On May 5th, Dr. Samuel Washington III (UCSF Assistant Professor of Urology and Goldberg-Benioff Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology) spoke at our Active Surveillance Virtual Support Group with a presentation titled "How Does Where You Live Impact Active...
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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Our Blog
Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!
Webinar: Is Focal Therapy Right for YOUR Prostate Cancer?
There’s no magic bullet in this prostate cancer game… not even focal therapies, good as they sound. Listen to world expert Dr. Laurence Klotz speak about what makes a good candidate – and why some come out free of side effects while recurrence may be on the cards for others. What are the different types of focal therapy and is one better than the other? Most important for YOU – who’s a good candidate, and who may get suckered by a white shoed urologist?? Join us to find out!
Solo Arts Heal with Geneva Norman
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!
Are you ready for a jam packed show full of storytelling, life advice, laughter, and tears? Well, Geneva Norman will bring it to you.
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Aug 21, 2023
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Aug 21, 2023: Giving medical advice vs providing information (as AnCan does)… it’s a delicate balance that one Gent doesn’t want to hear.
As a peer-to-peer organization we are not required to comply with HIPAA; nor can we provide medical advice but do offer our own experiences.
