What ▁if ▁the ▁girls ▁can ' t ▁act ? ... ▁C ertain ly , ▁I ▁prefer ▁to ▁see , ▁say , ▁Dol ores ▁Cost ello ▁[ a ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁silent ▁movie ▁star ], ▁in ▁a ▁thin ▁tale ▁than ▁some ▁aged ▁actress ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁( W alk er ▁ 1 9 7 9 , 1 3 2 ) ". ▁ ▁Health care ▁There ▁is ▁considerable ▁evidence ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁the ▁elder ly ▁in ▁health ▁care . ▁This ▁is ▁particularly ▁true ▁for ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁phys ician - pat ient ▁interaction , ▁such ▁as ▁screen ing ▁procedures , ▁information ▁ex changes , ▁and ▁treatment ▁dec isions . ▁In ▁the ▁patient - phys ician ▁interaction , ▁phys icians ▁and ▁other ▁health ▁care ▁prov iders ▁may ▁hold ▁att itudes , ▁belief s , ▁and ▁behav iors ▁that ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁age ism ▁against ▁older ▁patients . ▁Studies ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁some ▁phys icians ▁do ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁show ▁any ▁care ▁or ▁concern ▁toward ▁tre ating ▁the ▁medical ▁problems ▁of ▁older ▁people . ▁Then , ▁when ▁interact ing ▁with ▁these ▁older ▁patients ▁on ▁the ▁job , ▁the ▁do ctors ▁sometimes ▁view ▁them ▁with ▁dis g ust ▁and ▁describe ▁them ▁in ▁negative ▁ways , ▁such ▁as ▁" de press ing " ▁or ▁" cra zy ." ▁For ▁screen ing ▁procedures , ▁elder ly ▁people ▁are ▁less ▁likely ▁than ▁younger ▁people ▁to ▁be ▁screen ed ▁for ▁can cers ▁and , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁this ▁prevent ive ▁measure , ▁less ▁likely ▁to