Pre-operative Prehabilitation in Cancer Surgery - Objective Recovery Assessment

Pre-operative Prehabilitation in Cancer Surgery - Objective Recovery Assessment

To compare prehabilitation with physical exercise, psychological support, nutritional support and smoke/alchol stop to "standard of care" before canceer surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients, aged 18 or older, who have been evaluated as eligible for surgery for malignancy in the esophagus, rectum or liver (only metastases from colorectal cancer) will be evaluated for participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Surgery is scheduled in less than 12 weeks.
• Paralytic or completely immobilized patient, condition making physical training impractical.
• Cognitive disability making participation impossible.
• Not speaking or understanding the Swedish language well enough to read and understand the informed consent form.