Common origins and shared opportunities for breast cancer and cardiovascular disease prevention

Learning objectives Appreciate the common risk factors for breast cancer and cardiovascular disease that can be modified by lifestyle and preventive treatments. Describe the secondary effects of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormone suppression therapy on cardiovascular risk. Outline mechanisms to assess and ameliorate cardiovascular risk in breast cancer survivors. Introduction The contemporary landscape of cardiology, oncology and disease prevention is being shaped by complex paradigm shifts. Cardio-oncology represents one of the most rapidly growing fields of collaborative clinical practice, patient-centred care and research. Several factors contribute to the expansion of this field. Notably, remarkable therapeutic advances have been transforming breast cancer (BC) into a chronic condition and, in many cases, a curable disease. BC is the most common cancer in women worldwide, contributing about 25% of all newly diagnosed cases.1 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in...
Source: Heart - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Education in Heart Source Type: research