Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation Reduces Hospitalization Time and Suggests Improved Survival in Patients with Radiologically Diagnosed Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Lung cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death worldwide. Treatment efficacy is improving, but treatment rates remain low. We aimed to assess the impact of tri-modality early prehabilitation (single in-person interventions by a senior doctor in palliative/supportive care, physiotherapist and dietitian) on patients with a radiological diagnosis of lung cancer.

Methods

Patients were approached as soon as they were told they had a radiological diagnosis of lung cancer. Prehabilitation took place in parallel with a patient's investigative pathway for lung cancer. Routine data for admissions and survival was assessed retrospectively for prehabilitation patients and compared to an appropriate group of historical controls.

Results

A total of 97 pati

SUBMITTER: Phillips I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12562606 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature