We have had many Cancer Exercise Specialists, as well as those aspiring to be, ask questions regarding exercise programming for their clients. When you began to read your CES Modules you were probably overwhelmed by the amount of information being presented to you. Putting the pieces together in…
Leonard Framson Written By: Leonard M. Framson, PT, MFS, CSST, CSCI, YFS, YFT, CFNC I have been in the rehab and fitness field for 36 years now professionally, and it is hard to believe. Time has flown by. I have had my ups and downs with health and…
Should Cancer Training Be A Part of Your Business? I hope to convince you that it should! - by Andrea Leonard According to estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in 2018 there were 17.0 million new cancer cases and 9.5 million cancer deaths worldwide.…
Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema is detected in 7–77% of patients who undergo axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) due to transection of lymph vessels as depicted in selected studies.Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) significantly reduces this risk to 3–7%.This incidence is based on multiple factors such as extent of…
Exercise & Pediatric Cancer According to the World Health Organization, cancer is a leading cause of death for children with 300,000 new cases and 80,000 deaths each year among children aged 0-19 years. Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries are four times more likely…
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is a leading cause of death for children with 300,000 new cases and 80,000 deaths each year among children aged 0-19 years. Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries are four times more likely to die of the disease than children in high-income…
Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in men and the third most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were 2,093,876 new cases and 1,761,007 deaths worldwide in 2018. Tobacco use is to blame for 85% of all lung cancers. The other 15% arise mainly from occupational…
Summer is here! While your clients are vacationing, and business has slowed-down a bit, start strategically planning for a fabulous fall! Start thinking about your marketing strategies for the following months: September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (Gold) Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (Peach) Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness Month (Violet) Leukemia…
Nutrition Goals when Living with Cancer There are three main nutritional goals for someone living with cancer. They are: 1) To maintain a healthy bodyweight 2) To select a nutritional plan that will supply the body with fuel and nutrients for repair and healing and aid in…
Exercise and Cancer Survivorship – The Next Step If you have personally gone through cancer surgery/treatment, you will understand what I am about to share with you. At the end of active treatment, many survivors often have mixed emotions that range from relief that their treatment is over…
