Quick Take Body composition and cardiovascular events in patients with colorectal cancer

Quick Take: Body composition and cardiovascular events in patients with colorectal cancer

06:00 EDT 23 May 2019 | 2 Minute Medicine

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) are 2-4 times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, as compared to individuals without a history of cancer. With survival rates increasing significantly over the last 4 decades, this has important implications in patients that are now more susceptible to competing causes of morbidity and mortality, including cardiovascular disease. In […]
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