1. Introduction -- 2. Cancer epidemiology -- 3. Evaluation of the senior cancer patient : comprehensive geriatric assessment and screening tools for the elderly -- 4. Frailty in the elderly -- 5. Surgical treatment -- 6. Radiotherapy in the elderly cancer patient -- 7. Hormonal anticancer treatment in the senior cancer patient -- 8. Cytotoxic and targeted anticancer treatment in the senior cancer patient -- 9. Treatment of lymphoma in the elderly population -- 10. Management of myeloProfiliferative diseases in senior patients -- 11. Myelodysplastic syndromes in the senior patient -- 12. Breast cancer in the senior patient -- 13. Lung cancer in the elderly -- 14. Colorectal cancer -- 15. Prostate cancer -- 16. Bladder cancer -- 17. Gynecological cancer in the senior patient -- 18. Head and neck cancer in the elderly -- 19. Renal cell cancer -- 20. Psychological problems in older cancer patients -- 21. Social and ethical aspects -- 22. The role of the multidisciplinary team.