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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

Through our Groups, participants can connect organically with others to help with 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

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AnCan is about people helping people, peer-to-peer ….. we are peers 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 Be Your Own Best Advocate.

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Instructions for Joining a Group

Click HERE for instructions on joining a group.


Click HERE to sign up for email reminders for this, and other groups we offer.

Recent News

Ron Silverio/Heather Block End of Life Options Act Succeeds!

Ron Silverio/Heather Block End of Life Options Act Succeeds!

The Ron Silverio/Heather Block End of Life Options Act has officially become law, making Delaware the 12th jurisdiction in the U.S. to authorize medical aid in dying. Ron Silverio GRHS wife, Susan Lahaie is AnCan’s own Lead Moderator of our Care Partner Group, and long time AnCan particpant in the Advanced Prostate Cancer Group and Veterans programming.

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. 

Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for all men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk disease at whatever stage of treat...

Overturning Insurance Denials: What Happens When Your Payer Says NO!

September 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Overturning Insurance Denials: What happens when your payer says no!? You’ve all been there –...

Men ‘Speaking Freely’

October 1 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
The group is open to all conditions. We don’t discuss medicine, protocols and treatments – rathe...

Blood Cancers

October 1 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST
We are a group of women and men who come together as peers to discuss our experience with one or mor...

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

October 5 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
This group is for men with complex disease either at diagnosis, or whose disease has recurred with ...

Veterans Healthcare Navigation

October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Veterans Healthcare Navigation addresses veterans’ disabilities and the VA system, covering to...

Cancer Care Partners

October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Care Partners are a much-underserved population truly doing ‘God’s work’. This group suppo...

Heart Support Group

October 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
This group offers peer-to-peer support and education for people with any condition who also face hea...

Looking for a video chat group?

If you’d like to see all of our current groups, click here.

The Faces of AnCan

Meet the wonderful people that make AnCan possible.

 

Prostate Cancer Moderator - AS & Low/Intermediate
Jim Schraidt is a  passionate advocate for better, less harmful prostate cancer treatment!
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Advisory Board Member
Allen Edel (@TallAllen) is amongst the best recognized and most knowledgeable patient advocates for men with prostate cancer.
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Joel is a germline BRCA peer... with the t-shirt to prove it.
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A family experience.... inherited mutations and active surveillance prostate cancer

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Our Blog

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

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.

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