ABSTRACT
The most commonly asked questions about cancer in older people are:
• Is cancer a common problem in older people? • Will practising geriatricians see older patients with
cancer? • Is the epidemiology of cancer in older people
changing? • Is screening for cancer appropriate for older
people? • Should older patients with cancer be investigated
and managed in a similar way to younger subjects? • Can the survival differences seen in younger and
older groups be explained?
