The effect of prehabilitation in cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Recently, prehabilitation (i.e., “a process on the cancer continuum of care that occurs between the time of cancer diagnosis and the beginning of treatment”) gained noteworthy acceptance in the field of oncology. Therefore, this systematic review with meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of prehabilitation in patients with breast, colon, lung, and prostate cancer on biopsychosocial outcomes before and after cancer treatment.