Generación de Nuevo Conocimiento: Artículos publicados en revistas especializadas - Electrónicos
Prehabilitation programs for cancer patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (protocol)
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2020-05-26Registro en:
Autor
Meneses-Echávez1, Jose F.
Loaiza-Betancur, Andrés F.
Díaz-López, Víctor.
Echavarría-Rodríguez, Andrés M.
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Resumen
Around twenty million new cases and ten million of deaths were attributed to cancer in 2018.
Physical exercise, as main component of prehabilitation programs, has been associated with clinical improvements
in aerobic capacity, muscular strength, gait speed, and fewer postoperative complications. This systematic review
aims to determine the benefits and harms of prehabilitation programs, mainly composed of physical exercise,
compared with standard care for cancer patients.