Men were at a 50% elevated risk of fatal cardiovascular events in the year after prostate cancer diagnosis and a 30% greater risk of a nonfatal event, according to a large population-based study presented here at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.
Events were most likely in the first week after diagnosis and in younger men and those without cardiovascular risk factors, reported Fang Fang, M.D., of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues.
These findings may not be surprising because of the well-established link between emotional stress and cardiovascular events, said Bruce J. Roth, M.D., of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tenn., who commented on the study as chair of the conference program committee.
Although it's likely that the same effect would be seen in patients diagnosed with any type of cancer, Dr. Roth said there are implications for prostate cancer screening.
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