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Comparison Of Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Amongst Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients And Non-Cancer Patients At The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Majid Lingani-Ncube Sikosana
Comparison Of Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Amongst Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients And Non-Cancer Patients At The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Majid Lingani-Ncube Sikosana
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Background: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are fast becoming the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Low and Middle-income countries (LMIC) with cancers and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) becoming the most prominent. CVD can be prevented if appropriate measures of screening and treatment of modifiable risk factors are addressed. This may translate to reduced risk of CVDs and some cancers in the long term. Increasing evidence exhibits common risk factors for both CVDs and cancer and that CVDs and their risk factors when present in cancer patients may worsen the overall outcome.
Objectives: The primary objective was to determine and compare …