Association of cancer treatment with excess heart age among five-year young breast cancer survivors
Jacqueline B. Vo,
Shoshana Rosenberg,
Bessie X. Zhang
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Data evaluating cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk by cancer treatment among young women (≤ 40 years) with breast cancer are limited.
Methods
Among 372 five-year breast cancer survivors aged 30–40 years from the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study, we assessed the association of cancer treatments (anthracyclines, trastuzumab, radiation/laterality, endocrine therapy) and excess heart age (difference between predicted 10-year CVD risk as assessed by ada… Show more
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