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Nova Scotia's ACCESS Program Empowers Cancer Patients Through Exercise

3/19/2026

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The ACCESS program in Nova Scotia has transformed the lives of cancer patients, including Roberta Whiting.
After a stage three breast cancer diagnosis, Whiting joined a 12-week Dalhousie University program with exercise physiologist Aidan Nolan and regained strength, lifting weights.
Whiting also returned to baking.
The program aims to integrate exercise into standard cancer care and currently enrolls 30 participants.

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Story summary

The ACCESS program in Nova Scotia has transformed the lives of cancer patients, including Roberta Whiting.
After a stage three breast cancer diagnosis, Whiting joined a 12-week Dalhousie University program with exercise physiologist Aidan Nolan and regained strength, lifting weights.
Whiting also returned to baking.
The program aims to integrate exercise into standard cancer care and currently enrolls 30 participants.