Cardiac morbidity & mortality in patients with breast cancer: A review

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and breast cancer cause substantial morbidity and mortality in women and are major public health concerns. Breast cancer survivors are at a greater risk for CVD-related mortality compared to women without breast cancer. Breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases share a n...

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Published inIndian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994)
Main Authors Dhir, Aruna Alahari, Sawant, Sheela Prashant
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 28.02.2022
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Breast cancer - cardio-oncology - cardiotoxicity - cardiovascular diseases
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Summary:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and breast cancer cause substantial morbidity and mortality in women and are major public health concerns. Breast cancer survivors are at a greater risk for CVD-related mortality compared to women without breast cancer. Breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases share a number of common risk factors. Breast cancer treatments like anthracycline based chemotherapy, novel targeted therapy and radiation therapy can cause cardiotoxicity. With improvements in breast cancer prevention and treatment, there is a significant improvement in survival and this shifts focus from disease control to long term effects of treatment and quality of life. Assessing CVD and minimizing complications from cancer therapy are important treatment goals.
ISSN:0971-5916