Summary
Cancer and cardiovascular disease share similar risk factors and are both prevalent among aging populations. Individuals with a history of cancer are exposed to a 2-3 times higher chance of getting acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which can persist for up to 10 years after a cancer diagnosis 1 . Cancer patients with cardiovascular comorbidity have worse survival rates than cancer patients alone 2,3 . Reciprocally, myocardial infarction also hastens the spread of cancer and worsens the prognosis of cancer patients 4,5 . In this regard, understanding the interaction between cancer and cardiovascular disease may help avoid tackling diseases in a siloed approach and improve the outcome of these patients with comorbidity.In addition, novel cancer therapies have tremendously improved the survival
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