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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
Webinar: Is Pre-treatment Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Safe?
Join us for this 'ripped from the headlines' webinar featuring a hot topic in the Active Surveillance community. When world famous physician-scientist, leader of The Human Genome Project and former NIH Chief, Dr. Francis Collins, suddenly needs treatment for his...
What’s in a Clinical Trial? – Dr. John Antonucci’s Primer
What’s in a Clinical Trial? – Dr. John Antonucci’s Primer. AnCan specialists attempted the impossible: to condense the essence of arguably the best scientific meeting on genitourinary cancer research in the world into 1 hour of intelligible, useful information.
Solo Arts Heal with Mr. Mark W. Kissin, FRCS
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.
For February we had a real treat of a guest – decades in the making! Yes, decades. It was our pleasure to have one of Rick’s oldest, and best friends (and AnCan Advisory Board Member) Mr. Mark W. Kissin, FRCS (Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons) join us. This has been a wish for years, and we are so grateful that Mr. Kissin was up so early (around 2:30 am UK time) to make it happen for us.
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.
Men ‘Speaking Freely’
Renal Medullary Carcinoma
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
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The Faces of AnCan
Meet the wonderful people that make AnCan possible.
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Conditions Served
Our Blog
Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!
Medicare Health Insurance Choices
Medicare Health Insurance Choices – how rick d. thinks about his choice between Medicare Traditional/Medigap and Advantage
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Oct 8, 2024
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Oct 8, 2024 – Don’t suffer in silence with ADT joint pain
Low/Intermediate Prostate Cancer Video Support Group, Oct 7, 2024
Low/intermediate Prostate Cancer Video Support Group, Oct 7, 2024: A careful review of treatment options can help you avoid decision regret.
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