The Center for Cancer Lifestyle Management
Using lifestyle management to support better cancer outcomes.
CCLM is dedicated to creating a bridge between cancer treatment and the power of lifestyle behavior.
Our Purpose
While individuals with a cancer diagnosis are increasingly told that lifestyle factors can positively influence their treatment, they are rarely provided with the structured protocols or research-informed guidance necessary to integrate these changes into their care.
This often leaves them to navigate an overwhelming amount of information and cobble together a strategy on their own, the effectiveness of which they’re not fully certain of.
CCLM was created to address this missing piece in cancer care.
Our Philosophy
CCLM is rooted in the understanding that while chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy target cancer directly, the body also needs support to become less hospitable to cancer growth and recurrence — and more able to heal, recover, and withstand treatment.
Through six lifestyle gateways — nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, emotional wellbeing, social connection, and positive mindset — CCLM helps patients influence the biochemical processes that shape immune function, metabolic health, emotional resilience, and disease progression. Drawing on peer-reviewed research linking lifestyle factors to tumor biology, inflammation, metabolism, and immune regulation, we translate this evidence into individually customized, research-informed lifestyle regimens designed to help prime the body to respond as effectively as possible to medical treatment.
Rather than addressing lifestyle factors in isolation, CCLM integrates all six gateways into a targeted plan designed for biological impact. We also help patients better understand their diagnosis, building the cancer literacy and informed perspective needed to participate actively in their care. We clarify developments in precision medicine, helping patients stay aware of emerging treatments relevant to their diagnosis.
Programming is delivered over eight weeks in cohorts of 8–10 participants, creating a small “tribe” that fosters connection, reduces isolation, and leverages the role of social support in health outcomes. One-on-one work is also available for those who prefer a more private setting.
Knowing That You're Not Alone
A cancer diagnosis often triggers acute anxiety, depression, and fear, while intensifying long-standing emotional burdens. CCLM’s licensed mental health professionals address these challenges directly, helping patients address their emotional state to better support their physical recovery.
CCLM’s yoga certified professionals help patients regulate stress physiology and strengthen autonomic balance also to better support physical recovery.
If cancer is anything it’s a long haul. Central to our approach is also the development of community. Because navigating cancer is a "long haul," we bring patients together over an 8-week period in cohorts of 8–10 people. This structure strengthens resolve and provides a unique level of support that even the strongest existing social networks may not offer.
We invite you to examine our programming and contact us with any questions regarding how we can help.
Hear From Our Patients
"I have worked with Dr. Cindy Ness for many years. She is very sharp, a great listener, empathetic and very funny. Cindy is truly a mental health expert who draws on her training and experience and creativity to help her clients. Cindy is skilled at working with other health and wellness professionals to provide a holistic coordinated approach to wellbeing."
-Inna I.
“Dr. Ness has an uncanny ability to strike the perfect balance between jumping in with an incisive question, hypothesis or action plan, or simply stepping back to give me space to decipher meaning. Even better, she often finds a way to do it with humor! I trust her completely.”
-Katherine E.
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