Whether you’re in treatment, recovering, or years past it — there are people trained to help you, and free resources you can start with today. Nothing here asks you to buy anything first.
Search by location, focus and whether they work virtually. Every specialist listed has passed the CETI qualification within the last two years. Free to search.
Search the directory →Individual survivorship, exercise and nutrition programming with CETI’s founder — a 42-year survivor herself.
See the programs →A free illustrated card — upper body and lower body — with the precautions for avoiding and managing lymphedema.
See it and download →Diagnosed at eighteen. A 42-year survivor. Still lifting, and still taking individual clients.
She built this field because nobody could tell her mother what was safe. Working with her directly means working with the person who wrote the curriculum every specialist in the directory was trained on.
A plan built around your diagnosis, treatment history and where you are now — covering movement, recovery and what to expect at each stage.
See the survivorship plan →Programming designed for your surgery, treatment side effects and current capacity, adjusted as you change.
See exercise programming →Nutrition support through treatment and long-term survivorship, from someone with an MS in Functional Nutrition.
See nutrition programming →Say a little about your situation and Andrea will tell you whether she is the right person — or point you to someone closer to you.
Ask Andrea →A free video on how to start moving safely during and after cancer treatment.
No cost, no sign-up, and no course to buy afterwards.
One email address and one phone number, and they both reach the founder.
When you are newly diagnosed, or six weeks post-surgery, or trying to work out whether the exhaustion you feel is normal, the last thing you need is a contact form that routes to an inbox nobody reads.
Email goes straight to Andrea. If you call and she is with a client, leave a message and she returns it herself rather than handing it to a support desk. She has been doing this for thirty years, she has been the patient herself for forty-two, and she has sat with her mother through two breast cancer diagnoses and a metastatic recurrence. There is very little you can describe that she has not either seen in a client or lived through in her own family.
If she is not the right person for your situation, she will say so and tell you who is — including specialists closer to where you live. That answer costs you nothing.
A two-page illustrated guide — upper body and lower body — with the general precautions for avoiding and managing lymphedema.
Written for survivors and used by practitioners. Complete the upper body sequence first — breathing, pelvic tilt, modified sit-up, neck stretches, shoulder shrugs and rolls, blade squeeze, isometric chest press, shoulder circles, wrist circles, wrist flexion and extension, fist clench — then the lower body: bicycles, leg circles, knee flexion and extension, plantar and dorsi flexion, and foot circles. Each with a photograph and the number of repetitions, plus nineteen general precautions for avoiding and managing lymphedema.
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Everything here is meant to work alongside your cancer care, not in place of it. Before starting any exercise or nutrition program, speak to your oncologist or medical team, and share what they tell you with whoever you work with. A qualified specialist will want that conversation to have happened.
If you have been through treatment, or sat beside someone who has, you already understand something the textbooks cannot teach. A number of CETI specialists came to this exactly that way.
“I am a two-time breast cancer survivor. I continued to workout throughout my entire cancer journey and I know that it helped me.”
I’ve always wanted to be a personal trainer, and combining that love with something I am passionate about would be a dream come true.
“Filled with practical nuggets of wisdom from evidence-based guidance on how to modify and progress exercises safely for each participant.”
Worry less, move more. Together, we are stronger than cancer.
“Having fought my own battle against cancer, I am determined to empower others on their journey to recovery.”
“I became a Cancer Exercise Specialist in response to the cancer survivors looking for my help. Fortunately, I was aware of the implications of what I did not know.”
This course gave me confidence and made me a better human.
“Not once during either of my cancer diagnoses was I told of the benefits of exercise. Fortunately, because of my training I was well aware of its many advantages. My clients were amazed at how quickly I returned to not only wellness, but teaching.”
If you have a heart attack or stroke, the first thing you’re advised to do is gentle to moderate exercise. This advice is sadly lacking in cancer care.
“I am currently going through treatment for Stage 3 invasive lobular breast cancer. As a physical therapist and yoga teacher, I was searching online for information to help myself on this journey but serendipitously discovered this course instead.”
Along with giving my mind and body something to do during my mastectomy recovery and starting chemo, I’ve learned valuable information to share with my patients, students and other cancer survivors.
“I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2023. As part of my treatment I incorporated physical activity along with good nutrition, and I noticed how this had a positive impact on maintaining my white blood cell count, neutrophils and haemoglobin throughout all twelve chemo infusions.”
I am living proof that movement through treatment helps decrease side effects and maintain your immune system. Someone going through this should not do it alone.
“I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. After surgery I wanted to know what exercise is best for me and found CETI. Then I thought, I might as well learn and be certified so one day I can also help others.”
“I’m deeply grateful for the tools I have learned from Andrea and the CETI team, and grateful to all of you who are dedicating your time and energy to cancer thrivers.”
Positive mindset, gratitude and physical fitness are what I lean on during these tough days.
“I am awaiting results this week, as I had recurring breast cancer and two weeks ago I was in surgery. I cannot believe this and I am so happy to be part of it — going forward I do intend to inspire others.”
No prerequisites are required. A degree in a health or fitness field, relevant experience and an accredited fitness certification are all recommended. None are required. If you want to do this without that background, say so when you enrol and we will provide additional educational support.
The qualification takes 180 days to complete at your own pace, with lifetime access to the materials afterward. The examination is 80% to pass.
One complete cancer type — colorectal — is free to read in full, at the depth every cancer type in the curriculum is written to. It costs nothing and asks nothing of you.
If the level is right, the rest of the curriculum is written the same way.
A great many people arrive here looking on behalf of a parent, partner or friend. That’s a normal way to use this.
Use the directory to find someone near them, then pass on the details when they’re ready. There’s no obligation and nothing to sign up for.
Search the directory →Module One covers the caregiver’s role, the five stages of grief, and what to say to a friend or loved one after a diagnosis — not only the exercise.
Read the curriculum outline →Find someone qualified near you.