Male breast cancer patients at increased risk of heart disease: Study
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Updated: Jan 31, 2021 17:03 IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, male breast cancer patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
The study was presented at the American College of Cardiology's Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual course.
"Due to the rarity of male breast cancer, there is no cardiovascular data from larger clinical trials or population studies. The lack of large data makes it even more important to individualize cardiovascular assessment and management based on each patient's unique oncologic, therapeutic and pre-existing cardiovascular risk profile to support them through cancer treatment into survivorship," said Michael Ibrahim, a fourth-year medical student at Georgetown University and one of the study authors.