People who are younger are likely to do better than older people in cancer treatments. We must take into account that older people may die from other conditions in the five year survival period. From the report, it appears that older people were not necessarily as aggressively treated with specific anti-cancer therapy as younger people. A 70 year old woman with breast cancer is as entitled to radiotherapy or chemotherapy as is a 50 year old woman. I realise that in cases where particular cancers have spread, people may decide that the treatment is too dreadful. A friend of mine who was undergoing chemotherapy recently, told me she could only describe it as horrific. It is not like that for every patient. However, everyone is entitled to decide what treatment they will undergo. Older people may, perhaps, be less likely to agree to aggressive treatment, but they must be offered it and we must ensure that ageism is not practised in respect of cancer treatment.