Why the study?
Does chronic heart failure increase the incidence of cancer and worsen prognosis?
Population
Patients with chronic heart failure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
long-term
Authors
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HF may warrant closer cancer monitoring; extends observational links to long-term risk but leaves causality and screening open.
Does chronic heart failure increase the incidence of cancer and worsen prognosis?
Chronic heart failure is associated with an increased long-term risk of developing cancer and a worse prognosis if cancer occurs.
Banke et al. (2016) studied this question.