Incident Cancer in a Cohort of 3,247 Cancer Diagnosis Free Ischemic Stroke Patients

Conclusions: The annual rate of age-adjusted cancer incidence was higher among ischemic stroke patients compared with those in the general population. The odds of mortality were three folds higher among stroke survivors who developed incident cancer.Cerebrovasc Dis 2015;39:262-268
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Source Type: research