Why the study?
What are the leading causes of competing mortality among patients newly diagnosed with cancer?
What are the leading causes of competing mortality among patients newly diagnosed with cancer?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of competing mortality in cancer patients, particularly in the first year after diagnosis, highlighting the critical need for early preventive cardio-oncology interventions.
May warrant early CVD monitoring after cancer diagnosis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before changing practice.
CVD was the leading cause of competing mortality among Tasmanian patients with cancer who were diagnosed from 2006 to 2013. The higher than expected occurrence of death from CVD and other noncancer events during the first year after a cancer diagnosis highlights the importance of early preventive interventions.
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