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…
Modified radical mastectomy – is the surgical removal of the breast, the nipple, many of the axillary lymph nodes, and the lining over the chest muscle. This procedure has replaced the radical mastectomy as the most common surgery for breast cancer. The patient may opt for immediate reconstruction…
As a 35-year thyroid cancer survivor, I know the importance the thyroid plays in our lives, and what it is like to live without one. Let me start by sharing some important statistics with you: The World Health Organization estimates that 750 million people in the world have some form…
When you begin to work with a new client, especially a breast cancer survivor, the first 2 weeks are incredibly important in setting the stage for a longer term program. This sample 2 week program will help guide you through your first two weeks as a current or…
One of the most important, if not THE most important part of recovery from the debilitating side-effects of breast cancer surgery and treatment is correcting postural deviations that are the result of muscle imbalances. We must re-educate the body to restore its’ normal balance. Most of us think…
The Cancer Exercise Training Institute has been providing top-notch education for health and fitness professionals, interested in becoming the next step in the healthcare continuum and working with cancer patients during and after treatment, since 1995. The initial programming was developed with the assistance of the chief's of…
The Cancer Exercise Training Institute has been training health and fitness professionals to safely and effectively work with cancer patients, at all stages of treatment into survivorship, since 1995 (formerly the EMPOWER program and Breast Cancer Survivor's Foundation). The original material was written in conjunction with the chief's…
The recovery from breast cancer often involves reconstructive surgery that can impact muscles and movement elsewhere in the body. Cancer Exercise Specialist training provides you with the guidance to understand the different surgical procedures, their impacts, and how to design safe and effective exercise programs that take into…
For many cancer survivors the treatments impact the lymphatic system, part of the circulatory system that is vital for immune function. Lymphedema is caused by a blockage of lymphatic system, and it is a long-term condition where excess fluid collects in tissues causing swelling (edema). Lymphedema commonly affects one…
