The Risk Of Stroke And Aggressive Cancer

The Risk Of Stroke And Aggressive Cancer.
Newly diagnosed cancer patients are at increased jeopardy for rub in the months after they find out they have the disease. And the gamble of stroke is higher among those with more aggressive cancer, a new study says. The findings come from an judgement of Medicare claims submitted between 2001 and 2009 by patients aged 66 and older who had been diagnosed with breast, colorectal, lung, prostate and pancreatic cancer. Compared to cancer-free seniors, those with cancer had a much higher hazard of stroke.

And the danger was highest in the first three months after cancer diagnosis, when the concentration of chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments is typically highest, the researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City said in a college statement release. The imperil of stroke was highest among patients with lung, pancreatic and colorectal cancers, which are often diagnosed at advanced stages. Stroke peril was lowest among those with breast and prostate cancers, which are often diagnosed when patients have localized tumors, the researchers said.