Judy received a referral for a 14 year-old child with a stage II Medulloblastoma (Brain Cancer). She's been a Cancer Exercise Specialist for five years, but has not had any experience working with childhood cancer. She asked if she could hire me to help her with custom exercise…
From NASM's American Fitness Magazine - written by Laura Quaglio - July 23, 2019 Cancer is serious business. It is second only to heart disease as Americans’ leading cause of death, and more than 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed this year. Of…
This case study follows techniques from Modules 1-4 in the Cancer Exercise Specialist Advanced Qualification course. Check out the course curriculum here. Tom received a referral for a client with stage II Multiple Myeloma (MM). He's been a Cancer Exercise Specialist for a little over two years, but has…
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…
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…
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…
