title: Cancer in the elderly: the forgotten priority.
abstract: In 1992, the American Oncology Nursing Society produced a state-of-the-art document, recognizing the fact that cancer is primarily a disease of ageing and addressing the specific needs of elderly cancer patients. As 1993 has been dubbed the 'Year of the Elderly', European oncology nurses should also be establishing a framework to meet the cancer-specific needs of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Engelking
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006292:Health Priorities; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012956:Societies, Nursing