Baseline cardiovascular comorbidities, and the influence on cancer treatment decision-making in women with breast cancer

• Main Authors: Subramaniam, Shridevi, Kong, Yek-Ching, Zaharah, Hafizah, Uiterwaal, Cuno S. P. M., Richard, Andrea, Tab, Nur Aishah, Deniel, Azura, Chee, Kok-Han, Bustamam, Ros Suzanna, See, Mee-Hoong, Fong, Alan, Yip, Cheng-Har, Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala
• Format: Article
• Published: Cancer Intelligence Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34808/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Purpose: To measure the baseline prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), its modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors in breast cancer patients, and determine their association with adjuvant treatment decision-making. Method: From 2016 to 2017, 2,127 women newly-diagnosed with breast cancer we...