HISTORY

Cancer Foundation for Life® (CFFL) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in Tyler, Texas, in 2001, by retired oncologist Gary T. Kimmel, M.D. Soon after founding CFFL, Dr. Kimmel assembled a board of directors comprising well-established leaders from the medical and business community. He chose individuals who shared his vision of enhancing cancer treatment through the incorporation of a structured, long-term exercise program for all cancer patients, regardless of their level of disability.

OUR STRATEGY

Oncologists, researchers, exercise academicians, and CFFL collaborate to achieve the Foundation's vision by incorporating FitSTEPS for Life® as a routine component of cancer treatment.

OUR CORE VALUES

• Commitment to providing service excellence through CFFL’s program/services, such as FitSTEPS for Life®
• Universal accessibility to a standard-of-care model for incorporation of exercise in cancer treatment
• Continuous innovation of exercise program applications in cancer treatment
• Expansion of the FitSTEPS for Life® exercise program to serve the needs of as many cancer patients as possible.
• Perpetual resource for research to influence the incorporation of exercise in cancer treatment.