MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF
This month’s issue of Geriatrics & Aging focusses on Gender and Health. Because there are more women than men among the aging population, geriatricians have often considered themselves by virtue of practical experience to be up-to-date on gender-based issues.

The incidence of breast cancer increases with advancing age, and the relative frequency of benign breast disease (BBD) decreases.

Ovarian cancer has more than a physical impact.There are also emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, and practical consequences for those women diagnosed with the disease.

Women in the Western world may expect to spend a significant portion of their lives in postmenopause.
Physiotherapy aims to prevent physical impairment and restore functional ability through the use of exercise, education, and physical modalities.
Many older adults have difficulty bathing.Those unable to bathe are more likely to need formal home care and to be admitted to long-term care than those who can bathe without help.
Medication errors at the time of acute care transition (admission, transfer, and discharge) are common.
Recent evidence has shown that vaccination against influenza is effective in reducing the complications of influenza for those 60 years and over living in long-term care facilities during periods of high viral circulation if the vaccine has a good match to the circulating strain.
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