Key result
Cardio-oncology care in Africa is underdeveloped, with a lack of specialized units, trained professionals, and diagnostic capabilities contributing to suboptimal management of treatment-related cardiotoxicity.
Why the study?
In sub-Saharan Africa, cardiovascular disease and cancer-related mortality are rising, but the development of cardio-oncology services remains limited.
Design
Correspondence
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Cardio-oncology services lag in SSA amid rising burdens; leaves open development of scalable training and policy models.
There is a critical need to strengthen cardio-oncology services in sub-Saharan Africa through multidisciplinary training, screening integration, and policy reform to address the dual burden of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Nkrumah-Boateng et al. (2025) conducted a letter in Cardiovascular complications of cancer therapies. Cardio-oncology care in Africa is underdeveloped, with a lack of specialized units, trained professionals, and diagnostic capabilities contributing to suboptimal management of treatment-related cardiotoxicity.
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