Integration of geriatric oncology in daily multidisciplinary cancer care: the time is now.

The author reflects on the importance of proper selection in administering a safe and effective cancer treatment. Topics discussed include efforts made towards the optimisation of comprehensive geriatric assessments in multidisciplinary cancer care, studies that look into a range of research questions from various angles including the introduction of guidelines on geriatric assessments in oncology and the integration of geriatric oncology as another paradigm of multidisciplinary cancer care.