Hormone therapy (also called hormonal therapy, hormone treatment, or endocrine therapy) slows or stops the growth of hormone-sensitive tumors by blocking the body’s ability to produce hormones or by interfering with effects of hormones on breast cancer cells. Tumors that are hormone insensitive do not have hormone receptors and do…
Continue Reading→Customized Exercise Programming-Bladder Cancer
Jim received a referral for a client with bladder cancer. He’s a PT assistant and has been a Cancer Exercise Specialist for three years, but this is his first client with bladder cancer. He asked if he could hire me to help him with and teach him how…
Continue Reading→Exercise & Pediatric Cancer
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…
Continue Reading→Working with a Client with Lung Cancer
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…
Continue Reading→Customized Exercise Programming – Brain Cancer
Customized Exercise Programming - Brain Cancer There were 296,851 new cases and approximately 241,037 deaths worldwide in 2018. Roughly 2/3 of all brain tumors are benign (non-cancerous). While a non-cancerous lesion would not be alarming in most parts of the body, the skull provides no room to accommodate…
Continue Reading→Working with a Client Post-mastectomy
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…
Continue Reading→How to Create The First Two Weeks of Exercise Using the BOSU(R) Balance Trainer- Breast Cancer
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…
Continue Reading→Using the BOSU(R) Balance Trainer for Breast Cancer Recovery
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…
Continue Reading→Top Exercises following Breast Cancer Reconstruction
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…
Continue Reading→CETI Announces Partnership with NFPT
CETI is proud to announce its partnership with the National Federation of Personal Trainers. NFPT offers an accredited personal trainer certification and accompanying distinction, NFPT-CPT. NFPT Certified Personal Trainers work one-on-one or in small group settings. They understand fundamental exercise science principles for safe and effective fitness program design. NFPT…
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