The World Health Organization’s ‘Age-Friendly World’ initiative deserves careful consideration in cancer care. Age-friendliness is an approach to restructuring our current communities to be suitable and even inviting to older people, especially those who are vulnerable as a result of frailty and changing abilities.

• Age-friendly communities
• Recognize the wide range of capacities and resources among older people;
• Anticipate and respond flexibly to ageing-related needs and preferences;
• Respect older people’s decisions and lifestyle choices;
• Protect those who are most vulnerable; and
• Promote older people’s inclusion in and contribution to all areas of community life.

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