Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The objective is to understand how common comorbid conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory issues, effect the cancer and causes complexities. INTRODUCTION: Comorbidities the presence of one or more additional disease or disorder in conjunction with primary disease – primary observed in cancer. Conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular, hypertension are frequently encounter alongside cancer. In cancer, the comorbidities are especially relevant as they can affect the cancer treatment, increase the risk of complications, and also affect the survival rate METHODOLOGY: The review explores the impact of various comorbidities associated with cancer. The purpose is to understand how common comorbid conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory issues, effect the cancer and causes complexities of care in oncology. To gather relevant studies, search was conducted across major academic databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology archives. Search terms included “cancer comorbidities”, “association of comorbidities with different types of cancer”, “prevalence of comorbidities in cancer”. The review does not seek to cover every available study, efforts were made to include samples of articles, and understanding of the topic. In conclusion, this review aims on topic cancer and comorbidities, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. EPIDEMIOLOGY: The epidemiology of comorbidities in cancer explores how often does the comorbidities co-exist with the cancer and the factors that drives these conditions. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, this review aims on topic cancer and comorbidities, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care.
Author: Tasmiyah T
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410030803