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Active Living After Cancer
Active Living after Cancer (ALAC), is a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) funded program. The program aims to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors in Houston and El Paso by promoting physical activity, and by providing navigation services for survivorship issues. A large and growing number of cancer survivors in Texas, especially those who are medically underserved, necessitates effective programs to help survivors improve their health and physical functioning, thereby reducing the risk of cancer recurrence or new cancers.
The program consists of 12 weekly sessions, followed by a reunion at the conclusion of the program. Each session is comprised of cognitive and behavioral skills training related to increasing physical activity, a guided discussion on a survivorship topic, and short bouts of moderate physical activity. The program is free of charge, and each participant will be provided a pedometer and a resistance band, that they may keep, to help them reach their physical activity goals.
To be eligible to participate in the program, the participants must:
- Have a previous diagnosis of cancer at the time of enrollment.
- Not be receiving chemotherapy or radiation at the time of enrollment.
To find a location near you, or to register for a class, please call:
- Houston locations (English): 713-442-1219 or 713-442-1216
- Houston locations (Spanish): 713-442-1216 or 713-665-3103
- El Paso locations (Spanish): 915-771-6305
For more information about the program or to be a host site, please contact Lizette Rangel at ALACprogram@mdanderson.org.
Our Partners
- Kelsey Research Foundation
- ProSalud
- Cancer and Chronic Disease Consortium
- Project CHURCH
Upcoming Classes - Houston Area
ALAC will be initiating new groups in Houston:
- Kelsey-Seybold | Spring: 15655 Cypress Woods Medical Dr #100, Houston, TX 77014
- Kelsey- Seybold | Woodlands: 106 Vision Park Blvd, Shenandoah, TX 77384
- Kelsey- Seybold | Cypress: 13114 FM 1960 West #200, Houston, TX 77065
- Kelsey- Seybold | Main: 2727 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77025
- Kelsey- Seybold | Pasadena: 5001 East Sam Houston Pkwy S, Pasadena, TX 77505
- Kelsey- Seybold | Pearland: 2515 Business Center Dr, Pearland, TX 77584
- Kelsey- Seybold | Katy: 22121 Farm to Market 1093, Richmond, TX 77407
- Kelsey- Seybold | Vintage Park: 10701 Vintage Preserve Pkwy, Houston, TX 77070
- Kelsey- Seybold | Sugar Land: 11555 University Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
- Kelsey- Seybold | Humble: 8233 North Sam Houston Pkwy E, Humble, TX 77396
- Kelsey- Seybold | Meyerland: 560 meyerland plaza mall, Houston, TX 77096
- Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center | Memorial Hermann: 1120 Medical Plaza Dr., Suite 250, The Woodlands, TX 77380
- Lindig Family Cancer Resource Center | Memorial Hermann: Medical Plaza 4, 925 Gessner Rd., Ste. 150, Houston, TX 77024
- YMCA Houston Texans: 5202 Griggs Rd, Houston, TX 77021
- Omnia Healthcare: 5120 Woodway Dr # 7012, Houston, TX 77056
- Tabernacle of Praise: 8814 Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77078
- Boynton United Methodist Church: 2812 Milby St, Houston, TX 77004
- Fallbrook Church: 12512 Walters Rd, Houston, TX 77014
- Galena Park Resource and Training Center: 1721 16th St, Galena Park, TX 77547
- Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital: 5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 77026
2018 Summer Classes
- (19) Galena Park Resource and Training Center
- Starts July 25 (accepting participants until August 8)
- Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Language: Spanish
- Starts July 25 (accepting participants until August 8)
- (9) Kelsey- Seybold | Sugarland
- Starts July 26 (accepting participants until August 9)
- Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Language: English
- Starts July 26 (accepting participants until August 9)
- (6) Kelsey- Seybold | Pearland
- Starts July 27 (accepting participants until August 10)
- Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Language: English
- Starts July 27 (accepting participants until August 10)
2018 Upcoming Houston Classes
- (16) Tabernacle of Praise
- Starts August 18 (accepting participants until Sept. 1)
- Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Language: English
- Starts August 18 (accepting participants until Sept. 1)
Upcoming Classes - El Paso
ALAC will be initiating new groups in El Paso:
- Cancer and Chronic Disease Consortium: 6070 Gateway East, Suite 310, El Paso 79905
- Del Sol Regional Oncology Center: 10460 Vista Del Sol Dr., Suite 100, El Paso 79925
2018 Upcoming El Paso Classes
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Contact Us
Active Living after Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship
Lizette Rangel, Program Coordinator
713-563-6781
ALACprogram@mdanderson.org
Mailing Address:
MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Center
1155 Pressler Street
Unit 1330
Houston, TX 77030