Cancer prehabilitation, a process on the continuum of care that occurs between the time of
cancer diagnosis and the beginning of acute treatment, includes physical and psychological …

Background Surgical resection for early stage non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) offers
the best chance of cure, but is associated with a risk of postoperative pulmonary …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. For early stages of the
disease, lung resection surgery remains the best treatment with curative intent, but …

BACKGROUND: Patients with lung cancer often experience reduced functional capacity and
quality of life after surgery. The current study investigated the impact of a short-term, home …

Objective To determine the benefits and harms of pre-admission interventions
(prehabilitation) on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing major elective surgery …

Background There has been increasing interest in the prehabilitation of patients undergoing
major abdominal surgery to improve perioperative outcomes. This systematic review and …

Rationale: Poor preoperative physical fitness and respiratory muscle weakness are
associated with postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) that result in prolonged …

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of preoperative exercises interventions in patients
undergoing oncological surgery, on postoperative complications, length of hospital stay and …

BACKGROUND: Recent reviews suggest that enhancing fitness and functional capacity
prior to surgery can accelerate post-surgery recovery and reduce mortality. However, the …

Despite calls for the routine implementation of pre‐operative exercise programmes to
optimise patient fitness before elective major surgery, there is no practical guidance for …