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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.
Instructions for Joining a Group
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Recent News
Webinar: PARP-Inhibitors and Prostate Cancer – Gotta Have a Mutation???
PARP-Inhibitors have long been on AnCan’s radar since our dear departed Boardie, Dr. Bill Burhans, found himself with olaparib in his lab in 2015 and convinced his tumor board to prescribe it along with abiraterone for his BRCA2 mutation.
Question is …
ICE Checklist … in case you go cold!
ICE checklist doc(ument)… in case you go cold! – In Case of Emergency checklist – everything you want family, friends and your professionals to know about you.
Solo Arts Heal with Tara Lazar
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!
You’ll love April’s guest, Tara Lazar!
Street magic performer. Hog-calling champion. Award-winning ice sculptor. These are all things Tara Lazar has never been.
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.
Renal Medullary Carcinoma
Low/Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
Multiple Sclerosis
High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support
Solo Arts Heal
Active Surveillance Prostate Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
High Risk/Recurrent/Advanced Prostate Cancer Men and Caregivers Video Chat Virtual Support
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Our Blog
Keep up on all of the latest AnCan news, group recaps, and events in our blog!
Low/Intermediate PCa Video Chat, Aug 12, 2024
Low/Intermediate PCa Video Chat, Aug 12, 2024 https://youtu.be/1TOKc1jv0O4 AnCan is grateful to the following sponsors for making this recording possible: Bayer, Foundation Medicine, Janssen, Myriad Genetics, Novartis, Telix & Blue Earth Diagnostics. WELCOME all...
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Aug 5, 2024
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat 8/5/24: The passing of Dr. Bob- &more to follow
Preserving Fertility for Men with Cancer: Options and Overcoming Barriers
Preserving Fertility for Men with Cancer: Options and Overcoming Barriers By: Mark Perloe For men facing cancer treatment, the risk of infertility is a major concern that is often overlooked. While fertility preservation options exist, studies consistently show that a...
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