Long-Term Risk of Death From Heart Disease Among Breast Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most breast cancer patients die of non-cancer causes. The risk of death from heart disease, a leading cause of death, is unknown. The aim of this study is to characterize the long-term risk of fatal heart disease in breast cancer patients.

Methods

This retrospective study used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Standard mortality ratios (SMR) were calculated for breast cancer patients diagnosed from 1992 to 2014. Patients were stratified by receipt of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, disease laterality, and diagnosis era. Hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to compare the risk of death from heart disease among other breast cancer patients.

Results

There were 1,059,048 patients diagnosed with breast cancer

SUBMITTER: Agha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9043135 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature