1731-7398 Older people beliefs about cancer care in Poland Synowiec-Piłat Małgorzata author Zmyślona Beata author Pałęga Anna author Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu 01qpw1b93 Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu 013sm1c65 Katedra Pedagogiki, Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania „Edukacja” we Wrocławiu Correspondence to: Małgorzata Synowiec-Piłat m.synowiecpilat@gmail.com Correspondence to: Beata Zmyślona Correspondence to: Anna Pałęga 05 06 2018 Tom 16, Numer 1 2018 35 46 Copyright © 2018 2018 <p>The occurrence and morbidity of cancer increase with age. The aim of the study was to ascertain the beliefs of older people about the access to and quality of cancer care in Poland and to determine the impact of gender, age, education and SES variables on their beliefs. In 2012, a sample of 910 adult residents of Wrocław was studied by means of an interview questionnaire and quota sampling was applied.  This paper presents only the data obtained from two of the six age categories researched (N &#61; 329; specifically the age categories: “55–64 years” and “65 and over”. It was established that more than half of the respondents evaluated the treatment conditions in hospitals negatively; most being critical of the access to the medical services for oncology. The results show a divergence between the assessment of the medical personnel’s instrumental function and the care received. 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