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. 2021 May;76(5-6):408-412.

[Cardio-oncology, why is it a new specialty ?]

[Article in French]
M Moonen  1 , M L Nguyen Trung  1 , M Deneye  1 , P Lancellotti  2
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[Cardio-oncology, why is it a new specialty ?]

[Article in French]
M Moonen et al. Rev Med Liege. 2021 May.
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Abstract
in English, French

Cardio-oncology is a new interdisciplinary specialty that has emerged over the past ten years. With the development of increasingly potent cancer therapies which improve cancer survival, but at the cost of cardiovascular toxicity, the demand for specialized cardio-oncology services has emerged. Also, cardiovascular diseases are more common and more serious in cancer patients than in the general population. Cardio-oncology focuses on the prevention, detection, monitoring, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in cancer patients, mostly those occurring as a side effect of chemo- and radiotherapy.

La cardio-oncologie est une nouvelle spécialité interdisciplinaire apparue au cours des dix dernières années. Avec le développement de thérapies anticancéreuses de plus en plus puissantes qui améliorent la survie au cancer, mais régulièrement au prix d’une toxicité cardiovasculaire, est apparue une demande de services spécialisés en cardio-oncologie. Par ailleurs, les maladies cardiovasculaires sont plus fréquentes et plus graves chez les patients atteints de cancer que dans la population générale. La cardio-oncologie se concentre sur la prévention, la détection, la surveillance et le traitement des maladies cardiovasculaires survenant chez les patients atteints de cancer et, principalement, la prise en charge des effets secondaires de la chimiothérapie et de la radiothérapie.

Keywords: Cardio; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Cancer; oncology; toxicity.

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