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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
Howard Wolinsky Exposes Gadolinium in the Press
Our good AnCan friend, medical journalist Howard Wolinsky, has published an article in the magazine, Chicago Medicine investigating the controversial contrast agent gadolinium used in MRI scanning. Read it here. This topic is often discussed in AnCan's Active...
Getting & Giving in The Holiday Season
Peter Kafka's thoughts this week on generosity at this time of year: I live on the same property as two of my young grandchildren here on Maui and it is very special being this close to them and watching them grow and mature. One of the things I wrestle with...
Dr. BJ Miller on NPR’s Fresh Air
One of AnCan's favorite doctors, who we are privileged to name on our Advisory Board, is palliative care specialist, BJ Miller. I have had the wonderful fortune to work with BJ for 10 years or so, and know first hand how he has provided lifesaving support to a number...
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.
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’
Blood Cancers
Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
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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, Sep 13, 2022
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 13, 2022
Editor’s Pick: No Provenge with autoimmune disease — but how about vitiligo? Dr. Larry Fong himself weighs in. (bn)
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 5, 2022
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 5, 2022 – Great input this week from Advisory Board Member, Richard Wassersug PhD. And right at he end – maybe a touch of African Waterways – ‘De Nile’!
Solo Arts Heal with William Wonders III
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!
Our guest for August was William Wonders III.
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.
