ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist case studies
ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist credential is a specialist qualification for fitness professionals who want to coach people living with and beyond cancer. It is not an entry-level certificate: it assumes you already know how to train generally and now need oncology-specific competence. The ACE Cancer Exercise Specialist case studies are 5 cases and about 2,314 words.
1Bone Metastases, Cytopenias, and the High-Intensity Request
54-year-old woman with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer diagnosed 3 years ago; now stage IV with bone-only metastases in T7, the right ilium, and the right femoral shaft. She takes letrozole and ribociclib, currently cycle 3 day 14.
534 words, about 3 min2Post-Esophagectomy Sarcopenia and the Urge to Train Hard
62-year-old man, 7 weeks after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for stage II adenocarcinoma, now starting adjuvant chemotherapy. He has lost 12% of body weight since surgery (82 kg to 72 kg), albumin is 3.0 g/dL, hemoglobin 9.6 g/dL, and he reports early satiety and 4–5 small meals daily.
449 words, about 2 min3New Back Pain and a Falling Ejection Fraction Before Boot Camp
58-year-old woman with stage IIA invasive ductal breast cancer, status post lumpectomy, four cycles of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, and whole-breast radiation. She is now on maintenance trastuzumab every 3 weeks and tamoxifen.
429 words, about 2 min4Three-Week Lung Cancer Prehabilitation With COPD and Beta-Blockade
70-year-old man with stage IB non-small cell lung cancer scheduled for right upper lobectomy in 3 weeks. He has GOLD 2 COPD (FEV1 58% predicted), hypertension, and takes metoprolol.
466 words, about 2 min5Fever and Neutropenia on FOLFOX: The Session That Must Not Happen
45-year-old woman with stage III colon cancer receiving FOLFOX, cycle 5 day 8. She arrives for a scheduled session and reports a temperature of 38.4°C at home 2 hours ago, chills, and four loose stools today.
436 words, about 2 min