Nicole Stout, Senior Director Survivorship and Wellness at American Cancer Society, shared Nicolas Hart’s, Editor in Chief at the Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology and Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, post on LinkedIn, adding:
“Really looking forward to this new Prehab guideline hitting!
Prehab is a multispecialty effort and it looks different by type of cancer:
In lung cancer: Prehab can improve respiratory function which improves outcomes.
In gyn cancers: Prehab can improve pelvic floor function which accelerates post op recovery.
Multispecialty! Nutrition, stress mgmt, strength and mobility, but, you know what the one, most important thing about prehab might be?
It gets us into the conversation about these supportive care interventions with our patients from the very beginning! And that is a game changer.
Prehab means that including nutrition recommendations as part of the cancer plan is just how we treat cancer, including an exercise prescription for strength and balance is just how we treat cancer.
Counseling about anxiety and stress mgmt, how we treat cancer.
When we incorporate a Prehab program, all the rest is now just the way we do business in cancer care. Set the expectation.”
Quoting Nicolas Hart’s post:
“Coming soon – our The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) cancer prehabilitation guideline – in its final stages of development.
At the MASCC26 conference, Matthew Wallen presented the underlying evidence, and the methodology underpinning the development of the MASCC/ASCO Prehabilitation Guideline; followed by Professor Linda Denehy’s presentation about implementing cancer prehabilitation services in the real world.
It was my real pleasure to Chair this session at a full-house session on the final day – such is the importance and level of interest in this topic!”
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