Physical Therapy and Research in Patients with Cancer

Prof. ​Shinichiro MorishitaFukushima Medical University, School of Health Sciences Fukushima, Japan Dr. Junichiro Inoue Kobe University Hospital Division of Rehabilitation Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Prof. Jiro NakanoKansai Medical University Department of Rehabilitation Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Part 1 Physical Function and Health Related Quality of Life.- 1 Physical function and health related QOL in cancer survivors.- 2 Physical function and health-related quality of life after breast cancer surgery.- 3 Physical function and health-related quality of life in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.- 4 Physical function and health related QOL in surgically treated patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.- 5 Muscle mass, cachexia, and health-related quality of life in patients with hematologic malignancies.- 6 Exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in patients after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer.- Part 2 Physical Exercise.- 7 Effect of physical exercise on physical function and survival rate in cancer patients.- 8 Exercise therapy on muscle mass and physical function in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.- 9 Physical exercise and immune function in patients with hematological malignancies.- 10 Exercise protocols for counteracting cancer cachexia-related declines in muscle mass and strength and the clinical assessment of skeletal muscle.- 11 Physical Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Adaptation in Cancer Cachexia.- 12 Physical function and physical activity in patients with advanced lung cancer.- 13 Physical Activity in Patients with Breast Cancer.- Part 3 Physical Function and Other Symptom.- 14 Multiple frailty in elderly patients with cancer.- 15 Postoperative complications in patients with esophageal cancer.- 16 Cancer-related lymphedema and obesity.- 17 Cancer-related pain and effects of non-pharmacologic intervention.- 18 Nutrition and daily activities in older patients after gastrectomy.- 19 Frailty and mental health in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer.- 20 Physical function and nutrition in patients with hematological malignancies.- 21 Physical Function and Nutrition in Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Head and Neck Cancer.- Part 4 Skeletal Muscle.- 22 Skeletal muscle oxygenation in patients with malignant hematopoietic disease.- 23 Sarcopenia and physical performance in patients with cancer.- 24 Cachexia and postoperative outcomes in elderly patients with gastrointestinal cancer.- 25 Mechanism of skeletal muscle atrophy using a mice cancer cachexia model.