ArticleJournal of cancer rehabilitation2021
Prehabilitation is the Gateway to Better Functional Outcomes for Individuals with Cancer.
Article in Journal of cancer rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical Prehabilitation for Older Patients with Cancer before Complex Medical-Surgical Interventions: An Umbrella Review.Aging and disease · 2024Pooled it
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- Psychological Readiness for Surgery Through Prehabilitation and Treatment: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- A Coordinated Approach to Perioperative Rehabilitation to Enhance Outcomes in Melanoma: Protocol for the CARE-Melanoma Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Preoperative physical exercise training for people scheduled for major abdominal surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Exploring Key Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study to Inform Regional Program Development.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation in patients with primary brain tumors: a scoping review of current guideline recommendations.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Article
- Establish Global Nutrition Research Strategies: The Meeting Report of the First SIOP Nutrition Research Forum.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Acute Care Events During Systemic Cancer Treatment: Moving From Risk Prediction to Clinical Decision Support Using a Two-Model Approach.JCO oncology practice · 2026Article
- Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of digitally delivered multimodal prehabilitation for cancer patients: A mixed-methods systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Are pre-frail and frail amyloid positive individuals eligible to Lecanemab? A cross-sectional analysis from the Cogfrail real-world cohort.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- Prehabilitation for patients undergoing neoadjuvant treatment: results of a single-center pilot study using an integrative medicine day clinic.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Role of physical activity in cancer prevention: An update.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Utilization outcomes of a cancer rehabilitation (CRNav) program: getting to the quadruple aim in cancer care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Assessment of the functional and health-related needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer prior to initiation of cancer treatment.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Breadth and Depth of Patient and Caregiver Supportive Services in Community Oncology (WF-1803CD).Psycho-oncology · 2024Article
- Home-based self-management multimodal cancer interventions & cardiotoxicity: a scoping review.Cardio-oncology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Framework to leverage physical therapists for the assessment and treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (CIPN).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Review
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Abstract
Prehabilitation is a clinical model that introduces components of rehabilitation to patients prior to undergoing intensive medical interventions, such as surgery, in order to optimize function and improve tolerability to the intervention. Cancer care introduces a continuum of sequential or concurrent intensive anti-neoplastic medical interventions that are known to be detrimental to a patient's function. Prehabilitation evidence has grown across several areas of oncology care delivery demonstrating that a multi-modal rehabilitative intervention, delivered prior to oncology-direct therapies, leads to better functional outcomes and improves important endpoints associated with surgery and cancer treatment. This commentary article provides a brief history of the emergence of prehabilitation in cancer care delivery, reviews the current evidence base and guidelines for prehabilitation, and offers insights for future implementation of this model as a standard in oncology care. A prehabilitation program is an optimal starting point for most patients undergoing anti-neoplastic therapy as it serves as a gateway to improving functional outcomes throughout the cancer continuum. Future research in prehabilitation should aim to reach beyond measuring functional outcomes and to explore the impact of this model on important disease treatment endpoints such as tumor response to oncology-directed treatment, impact on treatment-related toxicities, and disease progression.
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