Category: Hematology/Oncology
Posted: 10/28/2024 by Sarah Dubbs, MD
(Updated: 11/22/2024)
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are leading global causes of illness and death, and evidence increasingly shows they are interconnected. There is strong epidemiological data that the two disease entities share modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, obesity, smoking, diet, physical activity, and social determinants of health.
Shared mechanisms underlying both CVD and cancer include:
Take home points:
Keep all this in mind especially when seeing cancer and CVD patients in your ED!
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