Stroke risk higher in first three months after cancer diagnosis, study finds
A new study from Israel indicates that patients diagnosed with invasive cancer face a significantly higher risk of stroke, particularly within the first three months following diagnosis. The risk is most pronounced in patients with pancreatic or lung cancer, while breast and prostate cancers showed no such correlation.
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Add as preferred source Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels New research indicates that people with invasive cancer face an elevated risk of experiencing a stroke, especially in the first few months after diagnosis and if they have certain types of cancer. The findings are published online by Wiley in Cancer .
Although multiple studies have demonstrated a link between cancer and stroke risk, specifics related to timing and cancer types are unclear. To investigate, researchers analyzed information from two registries in Israel: the Israel National Cancer Registry and the Israel National Stroke Registry.
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