title: Changing how we view aging.
abstract: It is time for medicine, particularly geriatric medicine, to incorporate an understanding of how the psychological aspects of aging interact with cancer. The impact has both negative elements--for example, the added stresses of other losses or comorbid ailments that come with age--and positive elements, particularly a lifetime of honing character strengths on which to draw during a challenging time.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research Group, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y., United States. Electronic address: hollandj@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Jimmie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research Group, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y., United States.
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenstein
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans
keywords: Aging; Character strengths; Coping; Geriatric; Lifespan; Sandwich generation; U-Bend; Virtues; Wisdom