SY2-5 The need for rehabilitation–rethinking the rehabilitation of older cancer patients

Age-related skeletal muscle loss and weakness in older cancer patients is manifested by conditions such as sarcopenia and frailty. In oncology settings, sarcopenia and frailty have been associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes and may affect treatment outcomes. In 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) proposed sarcopenia. Later, the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) proposed a new set of diagnostic criteria for the Asian population. Recently, it has been shown that both exercise and nutritional interventions are useful in Japan, as well as screening for sarcopenia. The number of studies that combine exercise and nutrition interventions is increasing. On the other hand, I think the pre-sarcopenia and dynapenia conditions are important, but I get the impression that they are being left behind. In this presentation, I will present the latest findings on these conditions for the elderly and skeletal muscles, and summarize the information necessary for the rehabilitation of elderly cancer patients.