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Physical and functional evaluations in oncological patients elective to medium and large operations.

Roberto Carlos Vieira JuniorAilton Silva MachadoSergio Itacarambi Guasque FariaEudes Thiago Pereira AvilaMorteza GhayomzadehSeyed Ahmad Seyed AlinaghiJames Wilfred NavaltaFabrício Azevedo Voltarelli
Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)
The results suggest the need for counseling and the need to evaluate patients for risk of sarcopenia, since early intervention, such as dietary supplementation and physical exercise, may favor a better postoperative prognosis, possibly corresponding to shorter hospital stays and longer survival and quality of life for patients, especially those who will undergo surgical procedures.
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