Are five-year survivors of cancer diagnosed at 15 to 39 years of age at increased risk for cerebrovascular events?
Young adult cancer survivors, particularly those with CNS tumors, head and neck tumors, and leukemia, have a high risk of cerebrovascular events and may benefit from targeted cardiovascular risk surveillance.
Survivors of a CNS tumor, head and neck tumor, and leukemia are particularly at risk of hospitalization for a cerebrovascular event. The excess risk of cerebral infarction among CNS tumor survivors increases with attained age. For head and neck tumor survivors, this excess risk remains high across all ages. These groups of survivors, particularly males, should be considered for surveillance of cerebrovascular risk factors and potential pharmacological interventions for cerebral infarction prevention.
Bright et al. (2017) studied this question.