The lived experiences of individuals with early stage non-small cell lung cancer following lung surgery: A rapid ethnographic approach

Sarah Haesevoets, Anouk J. L, Dries Cops, Samantha L. Harrison, Maarten Criel, David Ruttens, Marc Daenen, Martijn A. Spruit, Heleen Demeyer, Chris Burtin, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Department of Research and Education , Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, NUTRIM Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Campus UZ Gent, Ghent University

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Published online on May 15, 2026

Abstract

Chronic Respiratory Disease, Volume 23, January-December 2026.
BackgroundIndividuals with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often show reduced exercise capacity and physical activity (PA) after surgery, with or without (neo-)adjuvant therapy. However, understanding of peoples’ lived-lives following lung ...