Outdoor athlete, writer, and health advocate, Nancy S. Brennan writes with passion, knowledge and inspiration.

Nancy Brennan is a long-time ovarian cancer survivor, who had surgery and chemotherapy in 2007. She has worked as a freelance writer and editor, and she was a medical copyeditor for medical journals from 2007 to 2009. She has written about sports, skiing, and local businesses, including writing a ski column for the Albany Times union in winter 2006-2007.

Ms. Brennan has also been an outdoor athlete who competed in long-distance cross-country ski races, as well as half-marathons and mountain summit races as a runner. She taught cross-country skiing at touring centers in Vermont for many years. Ms. Brennan also enjoys recreational swimming, hiking, bike riding, and water-skiing.

Nancy Brennan holds a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in biology, with a minor in creative writing. In 2023, she retired from being a business owner of 14 years, founding and running Birdsbesafe LLC. See more at birdsbesafe.com

Ms. Brennan writes: “I’m so glad to be able to offer this book to the people who need it. Exercise can be so helpful to your cancer recovery. It can also provide a morale boost, as well as a way to feel more emotionally centered and more in control of your recovery.

I hope that all cancer survivors will commit to excellent self-care, in addition to their medical treatment, by adding exercise to their cancer recovery. It doesn’t have to be hard, and it can be fun and meaningful.” 

Active Against Cancer is her first book.