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Virtual Support Groups

AnCan was the first to innovate virtual, real time, video chat support groups in multiple conditions moderated by patients for patients.

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Patient Navigation

AnCan offers individual patient navigation for treatment at all stages.

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Exercise & Wellness

In partnership with MedaFit, we connect patients and their medical team to exercise programs through highly qualified exercise counselors.

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National Advocacy

Answer Cancer is active on a national stage working to improve patient care.

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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

Geriatric Assessments – a better way for older cancer care.

AnCan's good buddy, John Novack - Director of Communications and PR at Inspire. often brings good articles and media to our attention. This past week-end John sent me a very interesting 'Shot' from NPR Health News about A Cancer Care Approach Tailored To The Elderly...

The Bureaucracy of Disease Progression

Our own Peter Kafka wrote this commentary in the reminder for the virtual group he moderates. We think it applies to all chronic and serious conditions ...... Bureaucracy is one of those words that all my life I have never been comfortable spelling. Even today in my...

Patients don’t fail treatments …. treatments fail patients!

More on The Language of Cancer .... The Language of Respect! Earlier this year AnCan ran a couple of webinars on The Language of Cancer - please search on this page under 'Language' and you'll find links to the earlier webinars and articles. We at AnCan think that the...

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Upcoming Groups & EVENTS

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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.