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Saturday, 25 July 2026

Trainingwell supported · human dataDiscovery of the day

High-intensity interval training before lung cancer surgery reduced postoperative pulmonary infection and atelectasis, and improved exercise capacity, lung function and quality of life in a meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials.

What it shows: Meta-analysis of 11 RCTs; pooled finding across heterogeneous populations; absolute event rates and baseline risk not reported; applicability to non-surgical lung cancer patients unclear.Systematic review · Front Med (Lausanne)

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