Keywords
stage IIIA disease, dyspnea, fatigue, cancer, pain, lung cancer, early-stage lung cancer
LUNG CANCER, CANCER, SECONDARY
Open access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on).Surgical resection is the standard therapy for early-stage lung cancer patients and an important treatment method for patients with stage IIIA disease, ensuring a 5-year overall survival of about 60–80 %.In addition, although global quality of life (QoL) gradually returns to preoperative values by 3–6 months after surgery, a significant proportion of patients continue to experience functional limitations and symptoms of fatigue, pain, and dyspnea for 1–2 years after surgery.Exercise training is a promising non-pharmacologic intervention that has consistently shown positive effects on the HRQoL of cancer patients. It is the most effective treatment for cancer-related fatigue,The current clinical guidelines for optimal perioperative care of lung cancer patients strongly recommend preoperative exercise training to improve postoperative outcomes.Furthermore, research on preoperative exercise training for lung cancer patients has been focused on facility-based exercise programs,Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative home-based exercise training (PHET) can prevent decline in HRQoL after lung cancer surgery. The secondary purpose was to evaluate the effect of PHET on the postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS) and physical performance of patients undergoing lung cancer resection.