She spends extended periods of time at her family homestead in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She is also an Affiliate Research Associate Professor at University of Washington, Seattle. When she is not working the ranch, riding her horse, or out on her bicycle, she is a Professor at Northern Arizona University and an oncology nurse practitioner at Northern Arizona Oncology. Anna has received numerous awards including the 2012 Rose Mary Carol Johnson Oncology Nursing Society award for writing.Īnna lives with her dog Okie on a ranch in Northern Arizona where they have endless adventures together. to raise awareness for cancer research an amazing blend of her life experiences and passions. In 2004, she was selected to cycle for the Bristol-Meyer’s Squibb Tour of Hope national team to complete a 7-day transcontinental bicycle ride from Hollywood, California to Washington, D.C. She is also a member of the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity board. She co-chaired the American College of Sports Medicine roundtable to develop exercise guidelines for cancer survivors and was on the board to develop the ACSM Cancer and Exercise certification program and exam. Her most recent work has been collaborating with YMCA-USA and LIVE STRONG to develop LIVE STRONG at the YMCA, a cancer survivor exercise program offered at YMCA’s worldwide. Her work is an active blend of her life experiences as an elite bicycle racer and coach, cancer practitioner, researcher, and horsewoman.Īnna is world-renowned for her research on the beneficial effects of exercise for cancer survivors, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Oncology Nursing Society and industry. All of Anna’s books draw from her life experiences as a researcher, health care provider, cancer survivor, athlete and rancher. Her new book, Okie The Wonder Dog, is her first children’s book. Anna Schwartz is the author of several books on cancer and physical activity.

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