Survival of cancer patients with pre-existing heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While cancer outcomes have improved over time, in Northern Ireland they continue to lag behind those of many other developed economies. The role of comorbid conditions has been suggested as a potential contributory factor in this but issues of data comparability across jurisdictions has inhibited efforts to explore relationships. We use data from a single jurisdiction of the UK using data from - the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR), to examine the association between mortality (all-cause and cancer specific) and pre-existing cardiovascular diseases among patients with cancer.

Materials and methods

All patients diagnosed with cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) between 2011 and 2014 were identified from Registry records. Those with a pre-existing dia

SUBMITTER: O'Neill C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9351236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature