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THE HOME OF PEER-TO-PEER 
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 | Virtual Support Calls

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

New Captain at the Helm of UsTOO

New Captain at the Helm of UsTOO

Most of you are aware that AnCan hosts 18 virtual support groups each month. If your vision is a little blinkered, what you may not know if is that 8 of those groups are specifically dedicated to prostate cancer .... not surprisingly since that is where we proved the...

Howard Wolinsky’s thoughts on Don Imus ….

Howard Wolinsky’s thoughts on Don Imus ….

Last week got away from me a little, and I failed to blog an article on MedPage Today by the latest additon to our Advisory Board, Howard Wolinsky. For those of you who follow Howard's writings, you are well aware that he appears regularly on MedPage Today writing on...

AnCan’rs on Va-Ca …. a picture’s worth a thousand words!

AnCan’rs on Va-Ca …. a picture’s worth a thousand words!

We have recently received a few pix to share with you .......  no doubt our regular particpants will especially enjoy! AnCan board members & virtual group moderators, Peter Kafka and Ken Anderson are seen enjoying a little lunch in Kihei, Maui, soon after Ken...

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

November 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT
AnCan is partnering with The Marsh to bring you Solo Arts Heal (SAH). SOLO ARTS HEAL, a weekly Marsh...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

November 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk pros...

High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support

December 2 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with ...

Visual Snow Syndrome

December 2 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
AnCan and the Visual Snow Initiative (VSI) have partnered together to provide face-to-face suppor...

Cancer Caregivers

December 3 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
Caregivers are a much underserved population truly doing ‘Gods work’. This group supports caregi...

Veterans

December 3 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans, we have a group just for you. ALL: • Health Conditions (Cancer, Chronic Illness, Rare Di...

Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer

December 4 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
Active Surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer presents its own challenges that are very diff...

Men ‘Speaking Freely’

December 5 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rathe...

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The Faces of AnCan

Meet the wonderful people that make AnCan possible.

 

Advisory Board Member
Eleni Efstathiou MD PhD - Physician and Scientist extraordinaite.
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Renal Medullary Carcinoma Caregiver
Ritchie Johnson is a Mother, Registered Nurse, Author, Speaker and Advocate.
Blood Cancers Moderator
Lynn married his high school sweetheart, and they have been married for 52 years surviving & clinging to each other during the raising of 5 children.
Advisory Board Member& HiRisk-Recurrent-Adv Prostate Cancer Moderator
Len Sierra is a research pharmacist by training who found himself in The Reluctant Brotherhood when diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014.

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Our Blog

Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!

October Art Class Tomorrow!

To all our art enthusiasts! We have yet another art class for you TOMORROW!! 10/20/22 8pm ET / 5pm PT Our Summer of Art classes were such a huge hit that we just had to keep them going. Though we won't be able to send everyone free supplies this time, at least we are...

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Oct 11, 2022

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Oct 11, 2022 https://youtu.be/ud04AYVYaj0 All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 per month prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/ Sign...

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.