title: Cancer and older people.
abstract: This article considers some causes of cancer, diagnostic assessments and treatment options, as well as some of the myths surrounding the appropriate care of older people with cancer. It stresses the importance of employing the specialist knowledge of gerontological and cancer professionals in caring for the older person with cancer, and emphasises the central role of the nurse in delivering effective care.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, University of Central England, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Candy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooley
authors.forename: Glyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coventry
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate