‘Tantalising’ result in advanced lung cancer rehab trial
Pulmonary rehabilitation just after diagnosis and during active cancer treatment may affect motivation, suggests expert
An Australian trial of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients newly diagnosed with advanced lung cancer has failed to show a physical benefit but may hint at potential mortality benefits, a commentator says.
The trial in 92 patients attending three tertiary centres in Melbourne, who had begun treatment for inoperable advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the preceding month, exposed them to either usual care or eight weeks of aerobic and resistance exercise carried out at home.
