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Researchers say people with cancer who exercised regularly reported lower levels of pain. The findings are similar to research showing an association between exercise and pain mitigation among non cancer patients. Experts say that exercise should be used alongside medication to treat pain.

On November 11, nearly 200 CrossFitters gathered at CrossFit in the D in downtown Detroit to complete in the “Million Meter Row,” a fundraising event for the Cross-Training and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience (CAPABLE) program.

Cancer survivors can participate in 12 weeks of free physical activity classes

Recognizing Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, Ph.D., MPH, epidemiologist, as a difference maker for introducing cancer patients to CrossFit through the CAPABLE program.

32-year-old Nicole Fenton was diagnosed with stage 1 last year.

These survivors are the newest cohort of Cross-Training and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience (CAPABLE), a clinical trial that explores the benefits between CrossFit and cancer recovery.

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is looking for cancer survivors to participate in 12 weeks of physical activity classes for free. These classes are offered as part of a clinical trial exploring how exercise improves quality of life for cancer survivors.

The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Northern Michigan has partnered with CrossFit Petoskey to offer free fitness classes to cancer survivors as part of its clinical study to determine the positive impact exercise has on cancer survivors.