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Cancer survivorship at heart: a multidisciplinary cardio-oncology roadmap for healthcare professionals
- Source :
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
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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