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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.
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
You are your best Advocate!!!
One of my fellow Foundation Medicine Patient Community Council members, Karen Peterson, recently featured on the Today program speaking about how she self-advocated to receive genomic testing ... that in turn led to very successful precision medicine treatment with an...
AnCan’s HiRisk/Recurrent/Adv PCa Group remembers Prof Bill .. and much more 10/15/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4FjausrIk Tributes to Dr. William 'Bill' Burhans PhD https://ancan.org/professor-bill-r-i-p/ ; Medicare coverage for Foundation Medicine genomic sequencing tests; PARP-I niraparib gets FDA breakthrough status; is there a cure in sight...
Dual Immunotherapy shows promise for high grade Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
When patients with advanced prostate cancer become metastatic, castrate resistant (mCRPC), their cancer cells sometimes morph from the typical "adenocarcinoma" to the far more aggressive and difficult to treat "high grade neuroendocrine" subtype. Historically, the...
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!
Getting to the HEART on Hormone Therapy!
Getting to the HEART on Hormone Therapy! Androgen Deprivation Therapy for prostate cancer is known to have accompanying heart risks – AnCan reviews a review in patient-language.
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, July 26, 2022
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, 7/26/22 – No one ever asked but exactly how much chemo is required to be eligible for Pluvicto?
AnCan’s Brains Trust Review Very Recent Seminal Prostate Cancer Work
AnCan Reviews Very Recent Seminal Prostate Cancer Work: ctDNA Nature article shows how dynamic liquid biopsies may change treatment
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