Cardiovascular and cancer diseases are an urgent problem in medicine due to their high prevalence and adult mortality throughout the world. The review article discusses important aspects of the comorbidity of cardiovascular and cancer diseases. In particular, epidemiological aspects and general risk factors are analyzed. Modern view on the main issues of primary and secondary prevention of the combination of these diseases is presented.
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