Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke

(European Society of Cardiology) The largest and most comprehensive study looking at deaths from cardiovascular disease among patients with 28 types of cancer with over 40 years of data has shown that more than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart and blood vessel problems instead. The paper and accompanying editorial are published in the European Heart Journal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news