Empower your cancer journey – funded programme available

25 March 2025

Cancer Society Southern has a new service we’re excited to offer our clients. We are funding 50 places on our Cancer Patient Empowerment Programme (Cancer PEP) – a comprehensive daily home-based programme to support you achieve the best outcomes through your cancer journey.

Cancer PEP was developed by Canadian based Oncologist Dr Rob Rutledge and Psychology Professor Scientist Dr Gabriella Ilie (husband and wife team) who bring extensive oncology and psychology research expertise. They have delivered the programme to hundreds of cancer patients in Canada and abroad. More recently they have worked with the Prostate Cancer Foundation in New Zealand.

The programme supports those with a cancer diagnosis to make lifestyle changes over 6 months, supporting healthy habits and improving overall physical and mental health and wellbeing. Participants are encouraged to join monthly live video conferences with Rob and Gabriela and other Cancer PEP participants, where they hear about the science behind the health promoting activities included in the programme and where they can ask questions.

The programme is evidence based, has been developed from the experience of cancer patients and is designed to make the health improving resources and activities fun and easy to build into daily routines. You can find more information and how to sign up here Cancer PEP | Southern Cancer Society. Or visit CancerPEP – cancerpep.com scroll down to free trial, for a seven-day taste of the benefits the programme delivers. We’re confident you’ll like the experience, so sign up and make the most of our fully funded offer for the full six-month programme.