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Context: Since January 2021, vaccination for COVID-19 has been made possible in France for people aged 75 and over. Patients suffering from a cancer disease are part of a group at risk to develop severe complications to COVID-19. Method: The « Unité de coordination en Onco-Gériatrie région Bretagne » (the Brittany Coordinating Unit in Onco-Geriatrics) has wished to set up an inquest about the acceptability and the tolerance to COVID-19 vaccination by old-aged patients suffering from cancer in the Brittany region. Results: The study has been carried out between May 1, 2021 and August 31, 2021 in 7 Breton centers. 50 patients have been included in the study with an average age of 84 (72-93). At the time of inclusion, 43 patients had already been vaccinated (80% having had 2 injections and 8% only one). Among them, 86% have declared they had had a very good tolerance to the first injection of the vaccine, and 90% to the second injection. 12% of the patients had not been vaccinated. Conclusion: Overall, in our study, old-aged patients suffering from cancer haven't been reluctant to the anti-COVID-19 vaccination and have shown a very good tolerance to these vaccines. However, seen the profile of these patients and the period of inclusion, the number of patients showing a complete vaccinal outline should have been more consistent, indeed even total. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]