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Cancer survivorship at heart: a multidisciplinary cardio-oncology roadmap for healthcare professionals

Authors :
Irma Bisceglia
Maria Laura Canale
Nicola Silvestris
Giuseppina Gallucci
Andrea Camerini
Alessandro Inno
Massimiliano Camilli
Fabio Maria Turazza
Giulia Russo
Andrea Paccone
Raffaella Mistrulli
Leonardo De Luca
Stefania Angela Di Fusco
Luigi Tarantini
Fabiana Lucà
Stefano Oliva
Antonella Moreo
Nicola Maurea
Vincenzo Quagliariello
Giuseppina Rosaria Ricciardi
Chiara Lestuzzi
Damiana Fiscella
Iris Parrini
Vito Racanelli
Antonio Russo
Lorena Incorvaia
Fabio Calabrò
Giuseppe Curigliano
Saverio Cinieri
Michele Massimo Gulizia
Domenico Gabrielli
Fabrizio Oliva
Furio Colivicchi
Source :
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.

Abstract

In cancer, a patient is considered a survivor from the time of initial diagnosis until the end of life. With improvements in early diagnosis and treatment, the number of cancer survivors (CS) has grown considerably and includes: (1) Patients cured and free from cancer who may be at risk of late-onset cancer therapy-related cardiovascular toxicity (CTR-CVT); (2) Patients with long-term control of not-curable cancers in whom CTR-CVT may need to be addressed. This paper highlights the importance of the cancer care continuum, of a patient-centered approach and of a prevention-oriented policy. The ultimate goal is a personalized care of CS, achievable only through a multidisciplinary-guided survivorship care plan, one that replaces the fragmented management of current healthcare systems. Collaboration between oncologists and cardiologists is the pillar of a framework in which primary care providers and other specialists must be engaged and in which familial, social and environmental factors are also taken into account.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2297055X
Volume :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9aeb3279220e407ab6ee0fe25888e0f6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1223660