Author's response to reviews Title: Older cancer patients' information and support needs surrounding treatment: An evaluation through the eyes of patients, relatives and professionals Authors:

P.2. Ref. 1: referent suggested that patients’ age should be included to make clear that the very old old patient has not been reached. We agreed and added the mean patient age (and SD) in the abstract, as also suggested by referent 2 (see below). P2. Ref. 3: referent suggested that patients’ age (mean and SD) should be included in abstract. We agree and added age and SD. P.2. Ref. 1: according to the referent, nurses may not understand the phrase “Showing more empathy and support”, since they will not agree with the fact that they are not supportive enough. According to our results, a trustful environment is a prerequisite for of older patients to reflect on the information provided. The main aim of this sentence was to clarify how nurses can establish a trustful environment by showing empathy and emotional support. Therefore, we removed the word “more” and rephrased the sentence in “Nurses can establish a trustful environment by showing empathy and emotional support.” P. 2. Ref. 3: referent stated that the abstract should specify that the study focuses on chemotherapy as a treatment. We specified this.