Is stroke incidence increased in survivors of adult cancers? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Existing research hints that people living with and beyond cancer are at an increased risk of stroke. However, there is insufficient evidence to appropriately inform guidelines for specific stroke prevention or management for cancer patients. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to describe and quantify stroke incidence in people living with and beyond cancer.

Methods

Medline, CINAHL, and EMBASE were searched for epidemiological studies comparing stroke incidence between cancer and non-cancer patients. Reviewers independently extracted data; random-effects meta-analyses and quality assessment were performed.

Results

Thirty-six studies were narratively synthesised. Meta-analysis was conducted using seven studies. Methodological quality was high fo

SUBMITTER: Turner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature