Neoplasias e a Avaliação do Risco de Doença Cardiovascular

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and neoplasms are currently the two leading causes of mortality in Brazil and in the world. 1 Both the incidence of cancer and neoplasms increase with age, with 77% of cancer cases being diagnosed in patients older than 55 and, concomitantly, the cardiovascular risk is also higher in male patients older than 55 and women older than 65. In Brazil, in 2016, CVDs had the highest rates of mortality and disability-adjusted years of life lost, in both sexes. 2