Prehabilitation (also known as ‘preparing for treatment’)
When you’re first diagnosed with cancer, you might feel worried and overwhelmed. But there are things you can do to help you feel more in control of your physical and mental health an well being during this time.
Research says that focusing on certain lifestyle changes in whatever time you have before treatment starts, can help you cope better with its side effects and improve your long term health.
In the hospital, preparing for treatment is also called “prehabilitation” or “prehab”.