My Nonprofit Reviews

I stumbled upon AnCan in 2019 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) and having a radical prostatectomy.. When you are confronted with a terminal disease, your life changes immediately. You're alone in a whole new world learning a new vocabulary and everything is very confusing. The management of AnCan helps men to sort through the maze of foreign information. One can just sit quietly and observe during their free online Zoom presentations, and when you're comfortable speaking out and asking questions, you feel like a member of a new club. If you have questions about your doctors, you can ask the group what their experiences have been, and not feel intimidated by your own ignorance. You will become a veteran member of the club very quickly. A passing comment about a random clinical trial being offered in Los Angeles by the Veterans Administration led me to that trial, and I obtained an important baseline scan to help me diagnose an early biochemical recurrence of the PCa a long time before my private care givers were offering the new imaging procedure. In fact, my urologist asked me, "How did you learn about this trial and why did you go to the west coast?" My answer to him was through an AnCan meeting - which he had never heard of - and why wouldn't I get on an airplane and get that imaging scan as soon as possible? Later, another comment during a Zoom meeting led me to get hearing aids from the VA and expand the care that I get from the VA now. I would not have known about what the VA was offering veterans without AnCan's guidance.

So, now, AnCan gets a donation from me every month to help support what they do for folks in need of mutual support during their journey through their care in the medical field. If you're looking for help with your disease and also want to support a worthwhile patient portal operation, AnCan is a wise choice for your time and your donations.