Cardiovascular and other non-cancer deaths among cancer patients

What is it about?

With improved cancer survivorship, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other noncancer events compete with cancer as the underlying cause of death. We used data from a population-based cancer registry to investigate the risks of CVD and other non-cancer mortality in competing‐risk settings.

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Why is it important?

We identified that cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of competing mortality among Tasmanian patients with cancer who were diagnosed from 2006 to 2013. The higher than expected occurrence of death from CVD and other noncancer events during the first year after a cancer diagnosis highlights the importance of early preventive interventions.