Elderly Cancer Care
In this Monday, March 4, 2019 photo, Dr. Allison Magnuson, Geriatric Oncology and Breast Oncology at Wilmot Cancer Institute, right, speaks with patient Nancy Simpson at the Pluta Cancer Center in Rochester, N.Y. Instead of assuming that elderly patients are too frail for treatment or recommending harsh drugs tested only in younger patients, cancer doctors are taking time to evaluate their physical and mental fitness, along with emotional and social well-being. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)