Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine how differences in the surgical site of gastrointestinal cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery affect fatigue, physique and exercise tolerance. [Participants and Methods] The subjects were 42 patients with gastrointestinal cancer (23 males, 19 females, average age 62.4 ± 11.4 years). Body Mass Index (BMI), Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) and 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) were evaluated three times: before surgery, after surgery, and after discharge. Each evaluation was compared between the two groups of gastric cancer and colorectal cancer patients. [Results] Each evaluation showed interaction between the two groups. The gastric cancer group had lower BMI than the colorectal cancer group, and CFS was higher, and 6MWD after discharge was lower than before surgery. [Conclusion] The results suggest that patients with gastric cancer had lower BMI, exercise tolerance and experienced more fatigue than patients with colorectal cancer.
