Part 1 Introduction: sickness and health in old age, R.E.Irvine; epidemiology of cancer in the elderly, D.W.Lamont; hopes and fears of the elderly cancer patient, I.B.Brewin. Part 2 Principles of management of cancer in the elderly: principles of surgery, Henry Tankel; principles of radiotherapy, Thurston Brewin; principles of chemotherapy, Craig Lewis, Kaye & Calman; terminal care, J.Welsh. Part 3 Complications of cancer in the elderly: metabolic aspects, H.M.Hodkinson; paraneoplastic CNS syndromes, Chen-Ya Huang. Part 4 Organs and systems: breast cancer, Allan Langlands; bronchus lung tumours, Gordon P.Canning and F.J. Caird; Oesophagus, P.T.D. Symonds; stomach gastric cancers, Alan Jewkes, Simon Rowley and T.J. & Priestman; colon, and rectum and anus, Philip F.Schofield; liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, John Chalstrey; kidney, ureter and bladder, Philip P.Clark; cancer of the prostate, Malcolm A.Bagshaw; gynaecological cancer malignancy, L.N.Hudson; skin, Rona M.MacKie; lymphoma and leukaemia and malignant, John M.Dagg; myeloma, J.S.Malpas, Wallace Stewart; eye ophthalmic neoplasia, Bertil E.Damato and Foulds; malignant disorders of bone, Frank J.Frassica, Lester E.Wold and Franklin H. & Sim; head and neck cancer, D.F.N.Harrison; brain and spinal cord, David A.Stewart and F.J.Caird.
