Sophie Pilleron: Are Healthcare Systems Ready for the Rising Number of Older Adults With Cancer?
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Sophie Pilleron: Are Healthcare Systems Ready for the Rising Number of Older Adults With Cancer?

Sophie Pilleron, FNR ATTRACT Fellow, Group leader Luxembourg Institute of Health, shared on LinkedIn:

“The number of people aged 80+ living with cancer in the UK will more than double over the next 20 years, according to a recent Macmillan Cancer Support report presented at the SSM and EuroEpi 2026 conference.

Sophie Pilleron: Are Healthcare Systems Ready for the Rising Number of Older Adults With Cancer?

This is likely to be the case in other similar high-income countries.

Are our healthcare systems ready to offer them the best care possible?”

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Sophie Pilleron: Are Healthcare Systems Ready for the Rising Number of Older Adults With Cancer?