Burden of cardiovascular disease in Japanese cancer patients and survivors: a single cancer-center study in Niigata City.

CONCLUSIONS: One in 10 elderly cancer survivors has serious CVD. AF, VTE, and heart failure were critical comorbidities. Cardiologists and cancer-care providers should recognize CVD presence and monitor patients closely, providing medications or interventions concurrently with cancer therapy.
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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - September 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Okura Y, Takayama T, Ozaki K, Tanaka H, Seki H, Takenouchi T, Sato N, Minamino T Tags: Int J Clin Oncol Source Type: research