Nurses in Bristol have found their ‘prehabilitation’ exercise plan is helping patients improve their fitness so they can cope with cancer surgery
Patients with upper-gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are often quite unwell by the time they are diagnosed. This means they may not be fit enough to withstand surgery – making them ineligible for what can be a lifesaving intervention.
Nursing Standard. 32, 28, 18-20. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.28.18.s16
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