An expert explores: Prehabilitation for cancer treatment
You can watch our pre-recorded video and the recording of our live question and answer session below.
The aim of prehabilitation (prehab) is to help you prepare, physically and mentally, for cancer treatment. Prehab can help you cope better with side effects from treatment, recover quicker and have better long-term health.
Our recorded episode looked at the different parts of the prehabilitation programme. We also talked about how to access this service.
Watch the pre-recorded episode:
Watch the recording of the live Q&A:
About the speakers
Professor Tara Rampal
Managing Director, QuestPrehab and Consultant Anaesthetist, Princess Royal University Hospital, Kings College NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Tara Rampal is a leading global expert and thought leader in the field of cancer and surgical prehabilitation. She has contributed widely to raising awareness of the benefits of prehabilitation and advocates for making it accessible and embedded in healthcare systems.
Roberto Laza-Cagigas
Operations Lead, QuestPrehab
Roberto has six years’ experience in designing and delivering prehabilitation programmes for patients with cancer. He is currently a PhD/MPhil student in Human Sciences and his research is focused on the effects that multimodal prehabilitation has on patients with cancer and Type 2 diabetes who are awaiting surgery as part of their cancer treatment.
