Cancer survivors should be checked for cardiovascular disease

A new study shows people who survive cancer have a build up of plaque in their arteries, and a higher risk of heart disease.

The treatments that are used for their cancer are thought to be the cause. So what can be done to manage these new health risks?

Guest/s

Dr Cheng Hwee Soh, Honorary Senior Fellow at the Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, University of Melbourne and Group Leader, Imaging Research laboratory, Baker Institute

References

Coronary Plaque Burden and Plaque Composition in Long-Term Cancer Survivors: A Comparative CCTA Study