Neoplasms and the Evaluation of Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and neoplasms are currently the two leading causes of mortality in Brazil and in the world. 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.

Due to the great impact of the two most prevalent diseases that emerge in parallel and interact with each other, it is important to consider how to manage these two diseases individually and from a population point of view. In addition, few studies have explored the population of individuals with a double burden of these diseases.

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