Founder, Cancer Wellness for Life  - Exercise Oncology, Lifestyle Medicine, and Metabolic Health Consultant

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Sami Mansfield is a trailblazing entrepreneur and the visionary founder behind Cancer Wellness for Life, a groundbreaking organization dedicated to developing, implementing, and optimizing exercise oncology and lifestyle medicine programs and resources. 

With a focus on empowering cancer patients and clinicians, Sami's consulting efforts extend throughout cancer centers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies, non-profits, and advocacy organizations. Her work focuses on sustainable programs that generate both revenue and cost savings and leverage the use of AI when it can best support our clients needs.

Having kickstarted her career in 2003, Sami quickly emerged as one of the world's first exercise oncology and lifestyle medicine experts. Her unwavering dedication to working with countless cancer survivors worldwide and witnessing the transformative power of exercise, wellness, and lifestyle strategies in their lives fuels her enduring passion for this mission.

Renowned for her exceptional program development and implementation skills, Sami guides cancer programs and healthcare organizations to create cost-effective strategies, delivering a high return on investment while prioritizing the patient and provider. 

As an engaging and inspiring speaker, she shares ideas and strategies for anyone seeking to thrive in adversity. Her focus on equity gaps is always at the forefront of each conversation as she strives to make exercise and lifestyle accessible for everyone. 

Sami's work straddles the front lines of patient care, providing wellness and exercise support to extended efforts with healthcare leaders, oncology organizations, and policymakers. Her ultimate goal is to empower every individual she touches to harness the power of wellness and exercise, enhancing their lives and mitigating the impact of cancer on society.

A pivotal figure in policy-making, Sami has contributed significantly to several state cancer control plans, emphasizing lifestyle, exercise, and obesity management strategies in cancer prevention and survivorship.

She helped author the ASCO Guidelines on Exercise, Nutrition, and Weight Management during active treatment and the Exercise Recommendation for People With Bone Metastases: Expert Consensus for Health Care Providers and Exercise Professionals.

A prolific writer and thought leader, Sami's expertise extends to being a contributing author, podcast guest, and YouTube influencer in a various areas of exercise oncology and lifestyle medicine.

In 2016, Sami introduced BUILD, the first functional fitness exercise program for cancer survivors based in Kansas City. Its success quickly outgrew its physical space, leading Sami and her husband Jerry to establish the WeBuild4Life wellness and fitness center in Lenexa, KS, in January 2019. Even amidst the pandemic, the program flourished with a virtual component, reaching patients from around the globe. With her experience in the critical role of lifestyle medicine for cancer survivors, Sami transformed WeBuild4Life into a fully virtual program incorporating each of the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into tool for anyone to learn how to make these changes through her newest program launch, My Lifestyle Shift.

Sami is involved in several international lifestyle medicine organizations and is currently the chair for the Cancer Member interest Group for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

An experienced public speaker, Sami has delivered hundreds of captivating presentations, podcasts, and virtual events, captivating both medical professionals and individuals alike. Attendees of her events are sure to be inspired and motivated to embrace an active and healthy lifestyle.

 Sami continues to be an unwavering advocate for exercise oncology and lifestyle medicine, inspiring countless individuals to embrace wellness and empowering them to thrive in the face of adversity.

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