Cardiovascular Disease Among Survivors of Adult-Onset Cancer: A Community-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Why the study?
What is the risk of cardiovascular disease and subsequent overall survival among survivors of adult-onset cancer?
Population
Survivors of adult-onset cancer
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
CVD in adult cancer survivors links to poor survival varying by subtype and CVRFs; hypothesis-generating for targeted prevention, should not yet change practice.
Structured PICO
What is the risk of cardiovascular disease and subsequent overall survival among survivors of adult-onset cancer?
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Population
Survivors of adult-onset cancer
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Outcome
Subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and overall survivalhard clinical
Adult-onset cancer survivors who develop cardiovascular disease have poor overall survival, highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies based on cancer subtype and risk factors.
Cite This Study
Armenian et al. (2016) studied this question.