At Cancer Can Suck a Cactus, we are creating a community that empowers and enables exercise—because research has shown that cancer hates exercise. We believe in supporting survivors, promoting participation, funding scientific research, and spreading awareness.
Ways to Get Involved
Join our community to empower and enable exercise.
Reduced Risk Exercise can lower the risk of bladder, breast, colon, endometrial, adenocarcinoma, esophageal, renal, and gastric cancers by 10% to 20%. Research is ongoing for other cancer types.
Cancer Survival
Mortality Reduction For breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer patients, exercise can decrease cancer-specific and overall mortality rates by 40% to 50%. Research is ongoing for other cancer types.
Cancer Treatment Benefits
Symptom Improvement Robust evidence shows that exercise improves symptoms among people living with or beyond cancer treatment.
Immune Boost Exercise enhances the circulation of immune cells that attack cancer and may improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.
Exercise Guidelines
Weekly Activity Aim for 150-300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise or 75-150 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity.
Resistance Training Include twice-weekly progressive resistance exercises targeting all major muscle groups.
*** Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen.
