157 Establishing a multidisciplinary habilitation clinic for lung cancer patients receiving radical radiotherapy
Advancing techniques and efficacy of new drug therapies have changed the status of radiotherapy within the management of stage III lung cancer in recent years, increasing the demand for radical intent concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT). A good level of physical& psychological fitness is required to cope with the rigours of CCRT, this needs to be maintained to access subsequent immunotherapy or surgery and for realisation of potential survival outcomes. Pre-surgical ‘prehabilitation’ has proven to benefit both patient experience and service efficiencies and have been funded for some years.
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Emma Wingate, Qamar Ghafoor, Charlotte Wardzyndski, Leah Grindrod, George Reeves, Lucy Damms Tags: Radiotherapy Source Type: research