CanConquer - Lymphatic & Cancer Rehab

01/12/2025

📰 Studies have shown something powerful about strength training and cancer…

💪 Higher muscle strength = lower risk of death after a cancer diagnosis

This means that building and maintaining muscle strength isn’t just about feeling fitter — it may actually help you live longer with cancer.

👉 Exercise prescriptions that target progressive strength training should be part of supportive cancer care!!!

26/11/2025

Prostate cancer survival rates are high; so we’re not just aiming for “getting through it”… We're aiming for getting through it WELL 💪

Treatment can bring some annoying side effects🙄
😴 fatigue
📉 strength + muscle drop-offs
🦴 bone changes
😵‍💫 low mood / rubbish sleep

That’s where exercise comes in - to fight back against the side effects and keep you doing normal-life things like: walking the dog, stairs, golf, backyard jobs, and weekend plans.

Think of it as: Survival + quality of life + “yep, I’ve still got this.” ✅

We tailor it to treatment days, energy levels, and how your body’s responding - keeping you safe, supported, and invigorated for life 🏋️‍♀️

11/11/2025

Science guides what we do.
Connection shapes how we do it.

CanConquer is here to help you move forward with strength and confidence, surrounded by a community that supports and cares for every step of your recovery ❤️

04/11/2025

Perimenopause and menopause is the hot topic as of late and whilst that is great, we want to take a moment to highlight that not all menopause journeys begin in midlife… some begin in chemo wards, surgical wards, oncology clinics, and radiation rooms.

So, what about our women who didn’t choose it, or weren’t ready for it?

They experience it all, the hot flushes, bone loss, fatigue, dryness, mood swings and a body that feels unfamiliar. Early menopause brought on by cancer treatment is real but rarely spoken about.

We work with women navigating treatment-induced menopause, helping them rebuild strength, regulate hormones naturally through exercise, and reconnect with their bodies 🫂

Let’s widen the conversation! 🗣️

17/08/2025

Kylie took her passion across the ditch ✈️🇳🇿 to New Zealand, advancing her training in the Restore Oncology Scar Specialist course!
Now armed with new skills to ease more pain, release tightness, improve cording, and restore freedom of movement after cancer treatment or and restrictive scars 😊

29/07/2025

‼️ NEW 2025 systematic review has confirmed what we’ve been shouting from the rooftops for over a decade‼️

… building muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) can literally save lives 👏🏼

While past studies have pointed to the benefits of strength and cardio for those with cancer, this new meta-analysis brings all the evidence together - and the numbers speak volumes:

💪🏼 Higher muscle strength was linked to 31-46% lower risk of mortality
⬆️ Each unit increase in muscle strength CUT mortality risk by ~11%
❤️ Better CRF reduced cancer-specific mortality by ~18% per unit increase

It’s not just about exercise - it’s about survival, strength and thriving beyond cancer

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

02/06/2025

“This is really quite conclusive information that exercise saves lives in colon cancer patients…”

New research confirms it: exercise saves lives.
A 17-year international study found a 37% lower risk of death in colon cancer patients who followed a specific & structured exercise program, from qualified specialists.

Our CanConquer program follows this research embedding exercise as a vital part of cancer care from diagnosis to recovery.
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25/02/2025

Managing head and neck lymphoedema? We can help!

Early intervention is KEY to preventing progression and improving outcomes 🔑👏🏼

24/01/2025

Sequential Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (SIPC)… but we’ll stick with “the pump” 🤓 is just one of the many treatment modalities we utilise for managing lymphoedema!

The pump is comfy and easy to use, working by gradually inflating at the most distal part of the limb and progressing towards the torso to force excess lymph fluid in the same direction 🔄

We highly recommend these pumps and use them in combination with other treatments to reduce swelling and encourage lymphatic flow! 👏🏼👏🏼