• Martine Extermann, Etienne Brain, Beverly Canin, Meena Nathan Cherian, Kwok-Leung Cheung, Nienke de Glas, Beena Devi, Marije Hamaker, Ravindran Kanesvaran, Theodora Karnakis, Cindy Kenis, Najia Musolino, Anita O'Donovan, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Christopher Steer, Hans Wildiers, and International Society of Geriatric Oncology.
• Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. Electronic address: martine.extermann@moffitt.org.
• Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jan 1; 22 (1): e29-e36.

AbstractIn 2011, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) published the SIOG 10 Priorities Initiative, which defined top priorities for the improvement of the care of older adults with cancer worldwide.1 Substantial scientific, clinical, and educational progress has been made in line with these priorities and international health policy developments have occurred, such as the shift of emphasis by WHO from communicable to non-communicable diseases and the adoption by the UN of its Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Therefore, SIOG has updated its priority list. The present document addresses four priority domains: education, clinical practice, research, and strengthening collaborations and partnerships. In this Policy Review, we reflect on how these priorities would apply in different economic settings, namely in high-income countries versus low-income and middle-income countries. SIOG hopes that it will offer guidance for international and national endeavours to provide adequate universal health coverage for older adults with cancer, who represent a major and rapidly growing group in global epidemiology.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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