Study: Cancer Patients Have an on Average 2–6 Times Higher CVD Mortality Risk than the General Population

A population-based study of cardiovascular disease mortality risk in US cancer patients – European Heart Journal (free for a limited period)

Editorial: From trends to transformation: where cardio-oncology is to make a difference – European Heart Journal (free)

Commentaries: Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’ – BBC (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Patients w/ #cancer have a 2-6 times higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than the general population https://t.co/LrfaYstH8F @escardio @ESC_Journals
report by @NicholasZaorsky, Kathleen Sturgeon @PSHResearch and collaborators; editorial by @mayocvonc pic.twitter.com/8TqiJyQnZl

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 25, 2019