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ONE Group staff member Melanie Potiaumpai, PhD, works with cancer patient Curt Chambers in the exercise room at Penn State Cancer Institute in 2018. Both are smiling and Chambers is pulling on a resistance band.

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The Oncology, Nutrition and Exercise (ONE) Group at Penn State College of Medicine has compiled these resources that may serve as sources of inspiration to those living with and beyond cancer.

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Phil's Camino: So Far So Good

An image from the Phil's Camino film shows a man walking on a path through an open field with a sign that says Camino de Santiago. Some names of cities are overlaid on the photo.

“Phil’s Camino” is the feature version of an award-winning short about free spirit Phil Volker, a man living with Stage 4 cancer and dreaming of walking the 500-mile spiritual pilgrimage across Spain called Camino de Santiago.

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“So Far So Good” is the feature version of an award-winning short about free spirit Phil Volker, a man living with Stage 4 cancer and dreaming of walking the 500-mile spiritual pilgrimage across Spain called Camino de Santiago.

Unable to make the trip, he does the next best thing: He builds a camino in the forest behind his house, starts to walk and traces his progress on a map. Phil’s journey is one of hope, acceptance and freedom and can inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of doing something that sounded impossible.

Upon reaching “Santiago de Compostela” – without ever leaving his backyard – Phil gets a clean scan and his doctors grant him a “chemo holiday,” or permission to miss one chemo treatment. He now has 28 days to go and walk the ancient route in Spain. Along the way, he realizes his true pilgrimage is the one he travels within.

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Those who watch Phil’s Camino are asked to complete a short survey after viewing. Responses will be shared with The Fund for Sustainable Tomorrows, which made it possible for the film to be provided at no cost.

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Team Blog

Team members from The ONE Group (Oncology – Nutrition – Exercise) occasionally share their first-person updates on news of interest in their team blog. These are the most recent posts.