Be Active Against Cancer
Join cancer survivor, Nancy Brennan, as she helps you improve your cancer recovery with exercise.
Exercise is a powerful prescription for healing, and being active can improve your cancer recovery. Learn why and how to exercise, both during and after cancer treatment. This guide is for fitness beginners, athletes, and everyone in between.
This second edition of the book includes:
Eight cancer survivor profiles for inspiration,
Guidance on exercise from medical authorities,
A basic exercise routine that you can customize,
Tips on how to adjust your exercise plans, and more.
About the author
Nancy S. Brennan
Nancy Smith Brennan is a poet and writer. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in Biology in 1980, with a minor in Creative Writing. She has a master’s degree in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Ms. Brennan has competed in cross-country ski marathons, summit running races, and half-marathons. She is a swimmer, a waterskier and Nordic skier. She has been a ski columnist, a freelance writer, and a medical journal copyeditor. A long-time cancer survivor, Nancy Brennan lives with her husband in the woodlands of Vermont in 2026.
Praise for First Edition
“Like the author, I know as an athlete that my body functions better with exercise, yet as an internist and oncologist, I know that many of my patients do not have a regular exercise program. I hope that Active Against Cancer can motivate some of my patients to use exercise to help themselves.”-John Valentine, MD, oncologist and runner
★★★★★
I can’t think of more empowering way to fight cancer. Whether or not you are a seasoned athlete, this book should give you motivation and inspiration. … The information is clear and sound. This book should be helpful reading for those diagnosed with cancer and those close to somebody fighting cancer.” —Donna Smyers, PT and athlete
★★★★★
“Active Against Cancer provides inspiration and practical advice for starting and continuing an exercise program during and after cancer treatment. For me, riding my bicycle to daily radiation therapy demonstrated to myself and to others that I, and not the treatment, was in control of my life and my health. I would recommend this encouraging book to help others who are facing cancer to be active in their own empowering ways.”—Barbara Pike, cancer survivor and athlete
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Second Edition
Today is May 25, 2026. Fifteen years after the first edition of my book, called Active Against Cancer, I have published a second edition, titled Be Active Against Cancer. The… Read more here
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