Skip to main content

Main menu

  • HOME
  • LATEST ARTICLES
  • ALL ISSUES
  • AUTHORS & REVIEWERS
  • RESOURCES
    • About BJGP Open
    • BJGP Open Accessibility Statement
    • Editorial Board
    • Editorial Fellowships
    • Audio Abstracts
    • eLetters
    • Alerts
    • BJGP Life
    • Research into Publication Science
    • Advertising
    • Contact
  • SPECIAL ISSUES
    • Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care: call for articles
    • Social Care Integration with Primary Care: call for articles
    • Special issue: Telehealth
    • Special issue: Race and Racism in Primary Care
    • Special issue: COVID-19 and Primary Care
    • Past research calls
    • Top 10 Research Articles of the Year
  • BJGP CONFERENCE →
  • RCGP
    • British Journal of General Practice
    • BJGP for RCGP members
    • RCGP eLearning
    • InnovAIT Journal
    • Jobs and careers

User menu

  • Alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
Intended for Healthcare Professionals
BJGP Open
  • RCGP
    • British Journal of General Practice
    • BJGP for RCGP members
    • RCGP eLearning
    • InnovAIT Journal
    • Jobs and careers
  • Subscriptions
  • Alerts
  • Log in
  • Follow BJGP Open on Instagram
  • Visit bjgp open on Bluesky
  • Blog
Intended for Healthcare Professionals
BJGP Open

Advanced Search

  • HOME
  • LATEST ARTICLES
  • ALL ISSUES
  • AUTHORS & REVIEWERS
  • RESOURCES
    • About BJGP Open
    • BJGP Open Accessibility Statement
    • Editorial Board
    • Editorial Fellowships
    • Audio Abstracts
    • eLetters
    • Alerts
    • BJGP Life
    • Research into Publication Science
    • Advertising
    • Contact
  • SPECIAL ISSUES
    • Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care: call for articles
    • Social Care Integration with Primary Care: call for articles
    • Special issue: Telehealth
    • Special issue: Race and Racism in Primary Care
    • Special issue: COVID-19 and Primary Care
    • Past research calls
    • Top 10 Research Articles of the Year
  • BJGP CONFERENCE →
Research

Fit for Cancer Treatment: a prospective feasibility study of primary care initiated prehabilitation for patients with suspected cancer

Rachael C Barlow, David Sheng Yi Chan, Sharon Mayor, Ceri Perkins, Helen L Lawton, Arfon GMT Powell and Wyn G Lewis
BJGP Open 2018; 2 (4): bjgpopen18X101608. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101608
Rachael C Barlow
1 Lecturer, College of Biomedical and Life Science, Cardiff University, , UK
2 Clinical Academic, Department of Surgery, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, , UK
PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
David Sheng Yi Chan
3 ST8 in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, , UK
MD, FRCS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Sharon Mayor
4 Senior Lecturer, College of Biomedical and Life Science, Cardiff University, , UK
PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Ceri Perkins
5 Research Coordinator, Department of Surgery, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, , UK
BSc
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Helen L Lawton
6 GP, Radyr Medical Centre, , UK
MRCGP
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Arfon GMT Powell
7 WCAT Lecturer in Surgery, Division of Cancer and Genetics, Cardiff University School of Medicine, , UK
PhD, MRCS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Wyn G Lewis
8 Consultant Surgeon and Head of Specialty School Surgery, Wales Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education Deanery School of Surgery, Cardiff University, , UK
MD, DSc, FRCS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: wyn.Lewis4{at}Wales.nhs.uk
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info
  • eLetters
  • PDF
Loading

Article Figures & Data

Figures

  • Tables
  • Figure 1.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 1. Patient flow diagram
  • Figure 2.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 2. Optimisation bundle assessment

    FBC = full blood count. HbA1C = haemoglobin A1c.

  • Figure 3.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 3. Flow diagram outlining details of patients who were recruited into study

Tables

  • Figures
    • View popup
    Table 1. Details of patients diagnosed with cancer
    Patient code
    AgeSexCancerStageTreatmentComplication
    157FemaleBreastIIISurgeryNone
    252MaleTonsillar IIChemoradiotherapy None
    381MaleLungIVPalliative
    459Male LungIVPalliative
    554Male Vocal cordIIRadiotherapy None
    653Male ProstateISurveillance
    755FemalePancreasIVPalliative 
    842Male Schwannoma ISurgeryNone
    957FemaleBreastIIISurgeryNone
    1063FemaleBreastIISurgerySeroma
    1182Male MelanomaIISurgeryNone
    1265FemaleRectalIPolypectomy None
    1384Male RectalIVPalliative
    1467Male ColonIISurgeryNone
    1564Female Ependymoma ISurgeryNone
    • View popup
    Table 2. Details of levels of exercise related to diagnosis

    Cancer, n (%)Other, n (%)
    Total, n 15154
    No exercise6 (40.0)39 (25.3)
    >30 mins5 (33.3)60 (38.9)
    >60 mins1 (6.7)19 (12.3)
    >90 mins0 (0.0)3 (1.9)
    >120 mins0 (0.0)25 (16.2)
    Not recorded3 (20.0)7 (4.5)
    • View popup
    Table 3. Details of nutrition related to diagnosis

    Cancer, n (%)Other, n (%)
    Total, n 15154
    Low BMI2 (13.3)11 (7.1)
    Normal BMI4 (41.6)39 (25.3)
    Overweight5 (33.3)48 (31.2)
    Obese5 (33.3)56 (36.3)
    Weight loss (0%)7 (46.7)130 (84.4)
    Weight loss (>5%)6 (40.0)14 (9.1)
    Weight loss (>10%)3 (20.0)6 (3.9)
    Weight loss (>20%)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
Back to top
Previous ArticleNext Article

In this issue

BJGP Open
Vol. 2, Issue 4
December 2018
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
Download PDF
Download PowerPoint
Email Article

Thank you for recommending BJGP Open.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person to whom you are recommending the page knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Fit for Cancer Treatment: a prospective feasibility study of primary care initiated prehabilitation for patients with suspected cancer
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from BJGP Open
(Your Name) thought you would like to see this page from BJGP Open.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Fit for Cancer Treatment: a prospective feasibility study of primary care initiated prehabilitation for patients with suspected cancer
Rachael C Barlow, David Sheng Yi Chan, Sharon Mayor, Ceri Perkins, Helen L Lawton, Arfon GMT Powell, Wyn G Lewis
BJGP Open 2018; 2 (4): bjgpopen18X101608. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101608

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Fit for Cancer Treatment: a prospective feasibility study of primary care initiated prehabilitation for patients with suspected cancer
Rachael C Barlow, David Sheng Yi Chan, Sharon Mayor, Ceri Perkins, Helen L Lawton, Arfon GMT Powell, Wyn G Lewis
BJGP Open 2018; 2 (4): bjgpopen18X101608. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101608
del.icio.us logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo Bluesky logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
  • Mendeley logo Mendeley

Jump to section

  • Top
  • Article
    • Abstract
    • How this fits in
    • Introduction
    • Method
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Notes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info
  • eLetters
  • PDF

Keywords

  • prehabilitation
  • primary care
  • urgent suspected cancer
  • general practice
  • Cancer
  • neoplasms

More in this TOC Section

  • GPs’ perspectives regarding suicide prevention: a systematic scoping review
  • Pharmaceutical company promotional payments to English general practices: a longitudinal study
  • Cardiovascular risk management in patients using antipsychotics: a qualitative feasibility study
Show more Research

Related Articles

Cited By...

Intended for Healthcare Professionals

 
 

British Journal of General Practice

NAVIGATE

  • Home
  • Latest articles
  • Authors & reviewers
  • Accessibility statement

RCGP

  • British Journal of General Practice
  • BJGP for RCGP members
  • RCGP eLearning
  • InnovAiT Journal
  • Jobs and careers

MY ACCOUNT

  • RCGP members' login
  • Terms and conditions

NEWS AND UPDATES

  • About BJGP Open
  • Alerts
  • RSS feeds
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

AUTHORS & REVIEWERS

  • Submit an article
  • Writing for BJGP Open: research
  • Writing for BJGP Open: practice & policy
  • BJGP Open editorial process & policies
  • BJGP Open ethical guidelines
  • Peer review for BJGP Open

CUSTOMER SERVICES

  • Advertising
  • Open access licence

CONTRIBUTE

  • BJGP Life
  • eLetters
  • Feedback

CONTACT US

BJGP Open Journal Office
RCGP
30 Euston Square
London NW1 2FB
Tel: +44 (0)20 3188 7400
Email: bjgpopen@rcgp.org.uk

BJGP Open is an editorially-independent publication of the Royal College of General Practitioners

© 2026 BJGP Open

Online ISSN: 2398-3795