Personalised Support After Cancer Treatment
Thrive Beyond Cancer
Six months of personalised nutrition and survivorship support
Treatment may have finished, but that doesn't mean everything simply goes back to how it was before cancer.
Thrive Beyond Cancer is designed to help you understand what your body needs now, address the longer-term effects of treatment and create a practical plan for your health moving forward.
Explore what is included:
During cancer treatment, there is usually a clear plan.
Appointments are scheduled. Treatment is mapped out. Your healthcare team tells you what happens next.
Then active treatment finishes.
You may be incredibly relieved — but you may also be left with questions.
What should I be eating now?
Should I be trying to lose weight?
How do I rebuild my strength?
Do I need supplements?
What can I do to support my long-term health?
You may also be managing weight gain, fatigue, menopausal symptoms, digestive changes, brain fog/chemo brain, reduced muscle, changes in your blood results or concerns about bone and cardiovascular health.
Thrive Beyond Cancer provides structured support through this next stage.
Who this Program is for
Is Thrive Beyond Cancer right for me?
Thrive Beyond Cancer may be a good fit if you have completed active cancer treatment and want support to:
understand what to eat after cancer
manage treatment-related weight changes
improve your metabolic health
rebuild or maintain muscle and strength
support bone health
address digestive concerns
navigate menopause or longer-term endocrine therapy
understand your pathology results
review your supplements
reduce confusion around cancer nutrition
establish sustainable nutrition and lifestyle habits
feel more confident about looking after your health after treatment
You don't need to wait until something is wrong.
The program can also be used proactively to understand your current health and develop a plan for the future.
The Thrive Beyond Cancer Approach.
Simplify
Cut through conflicting information about cancer diets, supplements and what you ‘should’ be doing.
Rebuild
Support muscle, strength, bone health and recovery following treatment.
Sustain
Develop habits that can continue long after our six months together.
More than a meal plan
Thrive Beyond Cancer isn't a prescriptive diet or short-term weight-loss program.
Over six months, we look at the broader picture of your health after cancer.
Understand
Use your health history, treatment history, symptoms and relevant pathology to identify areas that deserve attention.
Optimise
Address metabolic and cardiovascular health, body composition and other longer-term health priorities, where relevant.
Nourish
Build an evidence-informed way of eating that supports your nutritional needs and is realistic enough to maintain long term.
What We May Work On
Your plan is built around you
No two people's experience of cancer treatment, or life afterwards, is exactly the same.
Depending on your individual needs, our work together may include:
Nutrition after cancer
Creating a sustainable dietary pattern that supports your nutritional requirements and long-term health.
Weight & body composition
Addressing treatment-related weight changes while protecting muscle and nutritional status.
Metabolic & cardiovascular health
Considering blood glucose, lipids, blood pressure and other relevant cardiometabolic factors.
Protein, muscle & strength
Ensuring your nutrition supports muscle maintenance or rebuilding alongside appropriate physical activity.
Bone health
Supporting adequate protein, calcium, vitamin D and other relevant nutritional factors.
Menopause & endocrine therapy
Addressing nutritional and lifestyle considerations associated with treatment-induced menopause and longer-term endocrine therapies.
Gut health
Managing digestive changes with an individualised rather than unnecessarily restrictive approach.
Pathology
Reviewing relevant blood results to help identify nutritional and metabolic priorities.
Supplements
Reviewing what you're currently taking and recommending targeted supplementation only where clinically appropriate.
Lifestyle
Considering movement, resistance training, sleep, alcohol and other modifiable factors relevant to long-term health.
Why Six Months?
Because sustainable change takes time
Cancer survivorship isn't a four-week challenge.
Your priorities may change as you recover from treatment, become more active, rebuild strength, address weight or metabolic health and learn what works for you.
Six months gives us time to:
establish your starting point
prioritise what matters most
make changes gradually
review your progress
respond to new pathology or medical information
troubleshoot what's not working
refine your plan
build confidence
move towards maintaining your progress independently
The goal isn't for you to need ongoing nutrition appointments forever.
It's for you to leave the program understanding what supports your health and feeling confident about continuing it.
What’s Included
Your six months of support
Comprehensive Initial Consultation
A detailed assessment of your:
cancer and treatment history
current medications
pathology
diet
supplements
symptoms
weight and body composition history
physical activity
health priorities and goals
Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Plan
Following your assessment, you'll receive clear priorities and practical recommendations tailored to your needs.
Pathology Review
Relevant pathology is reviewed in the context of your treatment history, diet and longer-term health.
Where additional medical investigation may be appropriate, this can be discussed with your GP.
Supplement Review
Your current supplements are reviewed for relevance, dose, duplication and potential interactions.
Supplements may be recommended where there is a clear clinical rationale.
Follow-Up Consultations
Monthly reviews allow us to assess progress, troubleshoot challenges and adapt your plan over the six months.
Resources
You'll receive relevant recipes, guides and practical resources to help you implement your plan between consultations.
Collaborative Care
With your consent, I can communicate with your GP, oncologist or other healthcare practitioners where clinically appropriate.
Between-Consultation Support
Email and WhatsApp support throughout the 6-month Program.
Your Six-Month Journey
What does Thrive Beyond Cancer Look Like?
Month 1
Establish your baseline, review your treatment history, nutrition, pathology, supplements and current health priorities.
Identify the few areas that will make the greatest difference first.
Understand
Months 2-4
Implement your personalised nutrition and lifestyle strategy.
Work on areas such as dietary quality, protein, fibre, weight/body composition, gut health, physical activity or nutritional deficiencies depending on your priorities.
Build
Refine & SustainMonths 5-6
Review progress and make adjustments.
This is where we can troubleshoot barriers, review updated pathology where relevant and build on the foundations established earlier.
We also consolidate what's working and develop your longer-term plan.
The aim is for you to finish knowing what matters for your health and how to continue independently.
About Lisa
Cancer survivorship is a particular focus of my work
I'm Lisa Hanlon, a degree-qualified Clinical Nutritionist with advanced training in integrative oncology.
My interest in cancer survivorship extends beyond my clinical practice.
My Master of Research at Western Sydney University investigated how the Australian healthcare system can better prevent and manage weight gain following breast cancer, including the role of primary care and allied health in providing coordinated survivorship care.
Thrive Beyond Cancer brings together this research interest with my clinical approach to nutrition, metabolic health, pathology and longer-term wellbeing.
Investment
Thrive Beyond Cancer
6 months of personalised nutrition and survivorship support
$1,800 (Payment Plan Option available.)
Graduates of the 12 week Cancer Survivorship Package price*: $1,500 (Payment Plan Option available).
*must enrol within 2 months of concluding the 12-week program Cancer Survivorship Program
Initial comprehensive consultation
Personalised treatment plan, revised and updated monthly
Follow-up consultations (5)
Pathology reviews
Supplement review
Access to my extensive resource library
Between-consultation support via email and WhatsApp
Collaborative practitioner communication where appropriate
Thrive Beyond Cancer gives you six months of personalised support to understand your health, establish your priorities and build nutrition and lifestyle habits designed to last beyond the program.
Not sure whether the program is right for you?
A complimentary 15-minute discovery call gives us an opportunity to discuss where you are now, what you're looking for and whether Thrive Beyond Cancer is the right level of support.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, you may have completed treatment recently or several years ago.
The important thing is that you're ready to focus on your health after treatment and would benefit from structured, personalised support.
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Yes. Many people remain on endocrine therapy for years after completing chemotherapy, radiation or surgery.
Your medication and its potential effects will form part of your assessment and recommendations.
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No. Weight management may be an important part of your plan, but Thrive Beyond Cancer is a comprehensive survivorship nutrition program rather than a conventional weight-loss program.
Where weight loss is appropriate, the approach considers nutritional adequacy, muscle preservation, metabolic health and your treatment history.
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Check your individual health fund and level of cover. If individual consultations are eligible for a rebate under your policy, you will receive a receipt outlining the cost of each consult for claiming.
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Yes. Consultations included in this package are only available via telehealth Australia-wide.
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Not necessarily.
We can review pathology you already have and determine whether there are areas worth discussing further with your GP.
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Your recommendations are personalised and may include meal ideas, recipes, meal structure and practical dietary strategies.
The focus is on helping you develop a sustainable way of eating rather than relying indefinitely on a rigid meal plan.
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Not necessarily.
Supplements are recommended only where there is a clinical rationale based on factors such as your diet, pathology, symptoms and individual requirements.
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Where clinically appropriate and with your consent, yes.
