Cancer Fatigue Services

Cancer Fatigue Services Canada’s first medical care service for cancer-related fatigue. Based in Toronto with remote service across Ontario.

04/29/2026

Everyone celebrates the bell.
And then everyone leaves. 🔔

The appointments stop. The nursing support stops. The sense that someone is watching over you... gone.

And the fatigue, the anxiety, the neuropathy?
Still there.

Here's what doesn't get talked about enough: for many people, finishing treatment is one of the hardest moments.

But it's also where exercise matters most.

The Challenge Trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 889 patients across 55 hospitals in 6 countries.
Patients who followed a structured exercise program after chemotherapy had:
✅ 28% lower risk of their cancer coming back
✅ 37% lower risk of dying
The absolute survival benefit is comparable to adding a chemotherapy drug to standard treatment.

Not a new drug. Exercise.

Maria started with 10-minute walks. Then 15. Then 20. The trial gave participants three years to reach their goal. Patience is part of the prescription.

The bell is not the finish line. It's the starting line for the most important phase of the journey.

Everyone knows someone who has rung that bell and has no idea what comes next.

Drop a ❤️ if this was news to you. Share this with someone who just finished treatment.

The final chapter of Maria's story drops next Wednesday. 💙

ExerciseOncology

04/22/2026

Your oncologist will tell you to rest during chemo. That's not wrong. But it's not the whole story. 🧬

Meet Maria — Chapter 2.
Surgery is behind her. Now she's on FOLFOX chemotherapy. Hair gone. Hands and feet tingling. Exhausted.
And just like before surgery, she has no idea that what she does right now could still change everything.
Here's what most people going through chemo are never told:
Not every day is the same.

📅 Days 1–3 (infusion): The hardest. Gentle movement only — short walks, light stretching.
📅 Days 4–7 (recovery): Gradually return — brisker walks, light resistance.
📅 Days 8–14 (the best window): Closest to baseline. Capitalize before the next cycle starts.

Something is always better than nothing.

And here's the finding that stops us every time.

The tingling in the hands and feet caused by oxaliplatin — chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy — affects a huge number of colorectal cancer patients.

There are currently zero approved drug treatments for it.

A randomized trial found that 8 weeks of supervised exercise counteracted its progression.

Not a new drug. Exercise.

Everyone knows someone going through treatment right now who needs to hear this.
Drop a ❤️ if this was news to you. Share this with someone in the middle of chemo.

Chapter 3 of Maria's story drops next Wednesday. 👇

Tomorrow, Toronto City Council votes on proclaiming November 19 as Early Age Onset Cancer Awareness Day.The motion was b...
04/21/2026

Tomorrow, Toronto City Council votes on proclaiming November 19 as Early Age Onset Cancer Awareness Day.

The motion was brought forward by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin and seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng — the local councillor for Willowdale, the neighbourhood Cancer Fatigue Services calls home. 💙

Early age onset cancers are rising in Canadians born after 1980 — younger patients who often fall through the cracks of screening programs designed for older adults. Late diagnosis means fewer treatment options and poorer outcomes.

This proclamation matters. And so does the public education campaign that follows.

Thank you to and for years of advocacy that made this moment possible.

Everyone knows someone who was diagnosed too young. Share this today so the conversation is loud when the vote happens tomorrow.

🔗 Link to the motion in bio.

04/15/2026

Most people diagnosed with cancer are told the same thing.

Rest. Wait. Let us handle it.

Science says something different. 🧬

Meet Maria. 62 years old. Stage 3 colon cancer. Surgery in four weeks.
Like most newly diagnosed patients, she had no idea whether she was even allowed to exercise — let alone that it could completely change her outcome.
The PREHAB trial — the largest multimodal prehabilitation study ever done — found that just 3–4 weeks of supervised exercise before cancer surgery reduced medical complications by 52%.
Not a new drug. Exercise.

Maria's plan was straightforward:
🚶 30-min walks, 3–5x per week
💪 Light resistance training, 2–3x per week
🥗 Extra protein to protect her muscle through surgery

She didn't need to become an athlete.

She just needed to be fitter on the day of her surgery than she was on the day of her diagnosis.

Everyone knows someone who needs to hear this today.

Drop a ❤️ if nobody told you. Share this with someone who is about to have surgery.

Chapter 2 of Maria's story drops next Wednesday. 👇

04/10/2026

After the incredible response to our CTV story… thank you! We are so grateful that the word is getting out. Every message, every share, we see you. 🫶

We’re working on something we’ve never done before.

A series. One person’s cancer journey. Told in full.

Her name is Maria. And I think a lot of you are going to recognize her, in ways that might surprise you.

We believe that when people see themselves in Maria’s story, they will find the words for what they’re feeling. They find hope. And they find a path forward.

That’s all we’ve ever wanted.

Follow so you don’t miss it. 🎬

04/02/2026

We made it to CTV ! 🙌 Pauline Chan came to visit us at the clinic, and we couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to share what we do. Cancer fatigue is real, it's common, BUT also treatable!

From our website you can watch the full segment and book your free consult. (link in bio) 💙



Thank you as always for the amazing advocacy work 🙏

03/31/2026

Not everyone feels like a “fighter.”
Not everyone is “thriving.”

And that’s okay.

After cancer, sometimes you’re just trying to get through the day.

What word would you use?

💬 Tell us below
🔗 Learn more: link in bio

03/17/2026

My mom introduced me to back in 2000 💙 Now I'm asking YOU to take 15 mins to help shape the future of cancer support in Canada. Link in the comments.

💙 It's anonymous. It's confidential. And you could win one of eight prizes up to $150 just for participating.

03/13/2026

Day 18 — The Reset We Lost

🎗️🩵 Cervical Strong for 31

Sunday used to slow us down.

Not because everything was perfect —
but because rest was treated as necessary, not optional.

Somewhere along the way, we lost that RESET.

Now even healing is rushed.
Even advocacy is measured by output.
Even survivors are expected to keep producing while recovering.

That isn’t strength.
That’s strain disguised as resilience.

Sustainable awareness doesn’t come from burning people out.
It comes from systems that understand:
"Rest is part of How change Survives"

Today’s post is quieter on purpose.
Because staying well enough to continue
is still showing up.

Cervical Strong for 31 · Day 18 Sunday

03/06/2026

Today is 💙 Spotlighting amazing people and organizations bringing awareness to colorectal cancer which is currently the deadliest cancer among adults under 50.

Get screened. Share this. Save a life.

Originally shared to me by , is petitioning the Canadian gov't to lower the screening age from 50 to 45.

I also want to highlight for their meaningful work.

And asscancerdiaries.com an unfiltered, personal story of one individual's battle with cancer.

03/05/2026

As a team, we always . In this post, I share what brings me to work every day.

The desire to help the community and those with ...

We are inspired by people living with or after cancer, their caregivers and peers who are no longer with us. Please share their stories with us, and our stories with them!

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👉 cancerfatigueservices.com/news

(More on me and the late Dr. Flor, Nov 2025
My personal Instagram: )

03/03/2026

Stephanie’s story reminds us that cancer-related fatigue should not simply be accepted as “part of the journey.”

After finding support, she became a vocal advocate, even writing to CBC to call for broader access across Canada!

Shout out and a thank you to for referring Stephanie to us. 🙏

Read her full story here:
👉 cancerfatigueservices.com/news

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