Women with breast cancer are set to be enrolled in a clinical trial examining the ability of behavioral and psychological interventions to reduce the heart damage from anti-cancer therapies.
Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc.Aug 28 2023 The innovative CARDIOCARE project is being conducted by a consortium of European partners including the European Society of Cardiology .
Cardiovascular disease is a devastating complication of anti-cancer treatment that affects physical and mental health. CARDIOCARE will provide women over the age of 65 with breast cancer the tools to improve their physical health and to psychologically adapt to the disease." Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer in the EU, accounting for 13.3% of all new cancer cases in 2020.2 It is estimated that 1 in 11 women in the EU will develop breast cancer by the age of 74.
Related StoriesA clinical trial evaluating the impact of behavioral and psychological interventions on quality of life, physical and mental wellbeing, and the cardiotoxic effects of breast cancer treatment will be conducted in 750 patients with breast cancer at six clinical centers in Europe.
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