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Malak El-Rayes1, Inbar Nardi Agmon2, Christopher Yu2
1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Laval, Hôpital Cité de la Santé, Laval, Québec, Canada; Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Among patients with cancer, those with lung cancer have the highest prevalence of pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the highest risk of cardiovascular events postdiagnosis. This is driven by shared risk factors, particularly smoking and socioeconomic factors, and common biology. Furthermore, multimodality therapies for lung cancer, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy, are associated with CVD. Improvements in prevention, screening, and therapy for lung cancer have led to improved cancer survival, increasing the relevance of CVD for overall survival and quality of life. This review provides an overview of lung cancer and its treatment and discusses drivers of CVD, risk assessment, surveillance, prevention, and treatment strategies.
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