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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
Dragon Boat Racing is good for you …. now a study tells us so!
Those of you who have followed me for years know I am totally committed to exercise. I strongly believed and endorsed its positive effects for disease control, especially for cancer. long before it was fashionable or well documented. I started a cancer exercise...
Cancer and the Corona Virus
This past Tuesday, we discussed the impact of the corona virus on those living with cancer and suggested some risk mitigants - you can listen here. The following day, CURE posted their own article that we are linking - ..... but remember, you heard it here first!!!...
Two Doctors – One Patient – One Goal
Read Peter Kafka's recent thoughts on getting your medical team to work in unison. This is not a hypothetical either - Peter has a quarterback doc in S. California, lives on Maui, and wants to do chemo locally. (rd) A Tale of Two Doctors I know that some of you, like...
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.
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
Veterans
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer
Men ‘Speaking Freely’
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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!
AnCan Art Friends – November 17, 2022 – Northern Lights
We LOVE our Art Friends here at AnCan! Not only do we create beautiful things together, but we take the time to come together as a community. All of our “students” are learning more and more each time, and we use those skills in other classes.
AnCan Advisory Board Member Honored Nationally
AnCan Advisory Board Member Honored Nationally: Genetic Counselor Lindsey Byrne honored at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Awards, 2022 in Nashville
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Nov 15, 2022
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Nov 15, 2022: Struggling through side effects, self-advocating, and milestones
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.
