Cancer Exercise Training Institute    •     3269 Forest Court    •     West Linn, Oregon    •     97068    •    (503) 502-6776    •    Email Us
Cancer Exercise Specialist Workshop Syllabus
Day One

 9:00-11:15    The disease/cancer classifications Surgical                      procedures/treatments
1. Prostate
2. Lung
3. Colon or rectum
4. Bladder
5. Uterus
6. Kidney
7. Pancreas
8. Ovaries
9. Stomach
10. Liver
11. Brain
12. Cervix
13. Testicle
14. Small intestine
15. Lip and oral cavity
16. Thyroid
17. Esophagus
18. Larynx
19. Throat
20. Breast
21. Leukemia
22. Lymphoma
23. Multiple Myeloma
24. Bone and soft tissue sarcomas
25. Skin
11:15-12:00    Abdominal Tram video
12:00-12:30    Lunch
12:30- 1:30    Breast reconstruction and implications for exercise
 1:30 - 2:30    Workshop – conducting a postural assessment
 2:30 - 3:30    Workshop – using a goniometer
 3:30 - 3:45    Break
 3:45 - 4:15    Workshop - taking girth measurements
 4:15 - 5:00    Workshop – manual stretching techniques
Day two

 9:00-10:00    Review Workshops from previous day
10:00-11:15    Cancer treatment and implications for exercise
1. Radiation
2. Chemotherapy
3. Cryosurgery
4. Photodynamic therapy
5. Testosterone ablation therapy
6. Ovarian ablation therapy
7. Hyperthermia
8. Autologous/Allogeneic BMT
9. Immunotherapy
11:15- 12:00    Identification and prevention of lymphedema and
                       Exercise recommendations for lymphedema patients
12:00-12:30    Lunch
12;30- 1:00    Cancer related pain
 1:00 - 1:30     Mental and physical fatigue during cancer treatment
 1:30 - 2:00    Benefits of exercise
 2:00 - 2:15    Working with the medical professionals
 2:15 - 2:30    Emergency procedures
 2:30 - 2:45    Break
 2:45 - 5:00    Case Studies