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Play a key role in the healthcare continuum by providing safe, effective, and individualized exercise programs that complement cancer treatment and recovery.

Make a difference serving a special population

Support cancer patients and survivors as they rebuild strength, improve mobility, and rediscover confidence during and after treatment.

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Stand out with a respected credential backed by decades of research and led by Andrea Leonard, a pioneer in exercise oncology who has trained over 9,000 professionals worldwide.

Become a Cancer Exercise Specialist

 
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Designed for professionals like you, seeking to make a greater impact.

While anyone can purchase and complete this program, it was designed with the following professionals in mind:

How it works

To become a Cancer Exercise Specialist, you’ll complete four modules, each with handbook readings, videos, and knowledge checks, ending with a 125-question exam. Upon passing, you’ll earn your certification from the Cancer Exercise Training Institute (CETI) and be listed in the International Cancer Exercise Specialist Directory. Requalification every two years ensures you stay current with the latest research and best practices in exercise oncology.

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What you'll learn

The Cancer Exercise Specialist Program equips you with the skills to guide patients through all stages of cancer treatment and recovery. You’ll learn how diagnoses, treatments, and surgeries affect mobility and posture, how to prevent and manage lymphedema, and how to design therapeutic exercise programs that restore strength and range of motion. The program also covers fatigue, pain, immune health, nervous system effects, and emotional support, enabling you to create safe, individualized programs that help patients and survivors regain confidence and quality of life.

ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist instructing a patient through a strength building exercise with a medicine ball

Get an in-depth look at the most common surgical procedures for 25 of the most common cancer types, as well as pediatrics. Experience a video-based session, as well as a comprehensive manual, on the subject matter. (PDF cannot be printed.)

  • Cancer Staging
  • Genetics
  • The Immune System and Human Biome
  • Surgical Incisions
  • Acute and Chronic Side Effects
  • Contraindications
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Recorded Video
Online Quiz

Gain a deeper insight into the most common surgical procedures for breast cancer, acute and chronic side-effects of cancer treatment, how to identify neurological complications, and how to prevent, identify, and manage upper and lower extremity lymphedema. Experience a video-based session, as well as a comprehensive manual, on the subject matter. (PDF cannot be printed.)

  • Risk Factors
  • Breast Surgery and Reconstruction
  • Cancer Treatment
  • Neurological Complications
  • Lymphedema
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Recorded Video
Online Quiz

Learn how to conduct a postural assessment and understand the balance of agonists and antagonists in order to sequentially determine individualized programming based on range of motion limitations, correcting postural deviations, acute and chronic side-effects, and lymphedema prevention and management. Experience a video-based session, as well as a comprehensive manual, on the subject matter. (PDF cannot be printed.)

  • Posture, Pain and Muscle Imbalance
  • Conducting a Comprehensive Assessment
  • Correcting Muscle Imbalances and Exercise Programming
  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Exercise Intensity
  • Common Side Effects, Complications and Recommendations
  • How to Use a Goniometer/Correcting Range of Motion Limitations and Exercise Programming
  • Core and Balance Exercises
  • Manual Stretching Techniques
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Recorded Video
Online Quiz

Gain critical knowledge about how a properly prescribed and executed exercise program can help cancer patients and survivors to combat fatigue, decrease depression and pain, and how diet can play a critical role in treatment as well as long-term survivorship. Experience an in-depth, video discussion between Andrea Leonard - President and Founder of the Cancer Exercise Training Institute and Dr. Tami De La Melena - Portland, Oregon breast surgeon, as well as a comprehensive manual, on the subject matter. (PDF cannot be printed.)

  • Benefits of Exercise
  • Cancer Related Pain
  • Mental and Physical Fatigue
  • Survivorship
  • Psychology of Fitness
  • Cancer Treatment and Weight management
  • Alcohol and Cancer Risk
  • Conquering Cancer with Nutrition
  • Taking Control of Your Emotions
  • Working with Medical Community
  • Forms
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Recorded Video
Online Quiz

The final exam will assess your knowledge of working effectively with cancer patients and survivors.

The final exam consists of 125 multiple choice questions. You will need to receive a score of 80% or higher to pass. You can take the test as many times as needed.

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Meet the expert

The Cancer Exercise Specialist Program features expert instructor:

Andrea, president and founder of the Cancer Exercise Training Institute and PFP 2019 Personal Trainer of the Year, has trained over 9,000 health and fitness professionals worldwide and is the author of Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors. With decades of experience in exercise oncology, Andrea teaches you how to safely and effectively guide cancer patients and survivors through recovery and long-term wellness.

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Reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 stars by ACE customers

Katie

To much information

Rated 5 out of 5 stars by ACE customers

Leonardo (ACE Professional)

It prepares a fitness professional to train safely and based on the latest science recommendations people with cancer. Great resource.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars by ACE customers

Erik (ACE Professional)

Fantastic detailed course. I feel so prepared and refreshed for working with cancer survivors!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars by ACE customers

Stephanie (ACE Professional)

Love the course but don't love that expires.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars by ACE customers

Traci (ACE Professional)

Such valuable content. I do not feel the organization is smoothly run. I had to ask for my purchased manuals to be sent after a delay. Emails not very responsive.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars by ACE customers

Sara

I have led a cancer survivor exercise program since 2008. Yes, there are some key concepts to understand but this course went much more in depth than is truly needed. For the cost, books should have been mailed. Not impressed.

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