Exercise prehabilitation program for patients under neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer: A pilot study.

Context: Prehabilitation is emerging as a method of preparing patients physically and mentally for the often disabling effects of cancer treatment.

Aims: This study aims to assess the feasibility and to explore the potential effects of a prehabilitation program consisting of educational physical exercise sessions in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy treatment (NCRT).

Settings And Design: This was a pilot study with 12 patients (3 males and 9 females, age 61 ± 7 years).

The role of immunonutritional support in cancer treatment: Current evidence.

The significant role of the immune system in cancer treatment has given rise to an emerging field of study within oncology, and one that is attracting increasing attention from researchers. Immunotherapy has demonstrated that the immune system is crucial in the fight against cancer. This challenge has led researchers to analyze whether the immune influencing capacity of immunonutrition may aid in improving immune status, modulate the acquired immune response, decrease the treatment toxicity and improve patient outcomes.