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Cancer: getting in shape before surgery can shorten hospital stays

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par Thomas Keegan, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, Lancaster University
Christopher Gaffney, Lecturer in Integrative Physiology, Lancaster University

Undergoing any type of surgery is tough on the body, and even more so if it’s for serious conditions, such as cancer. But getting in shape before surgery – known as prehabilitation – can significantly improve patients’ recovery, for example by reducing how long they need to stay in hospital afterwards.

We conducted a review of the current research on prehabilitation in cancer surgery, looking at 15 studies in total. We wanted to know what effects certain prehabilitation programmes had on three different outcomes…

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