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The effects of prehabilitation on body composition in patients undergoing multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer. (2022)
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Halliday, L., Boshier, P., Doganay, E., Wynter-Blyth, V., Buckley, J., & Moorthy, K. (2022). The effects of prehabilitation on body composition in patients undergoing multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer. Diseases of the Esophagus, https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doac046

Prehabilitation aims to optimize a patient's functional capacity in preparation for surgery. Esophageal cancer patients have a high incidence of sarcopenia and commonly undergo neoadjuvant therapy, which is associated with loss of muscle mass. This s... Read More about The effects of prehabilitation on body composition in patients undergoing multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer..