Cancer and cardiovascular disease are the two most common causes of death worldwide. As the fields of cardiovascular medicine and oncology continue to expand, the area of overlap is becoming more prominent demanding dedicated attention and individualized patient care. We have come to realize that both fields are inextricably intertwined in several aspects, so much so that the mere presence of one, with its resultant downstream implications, has an impact on the other. Nonetheless, cardiovascular disease and cancer are generally approached independently. The focus that is granted to the predominant pathological entity (either cardiovascular disease or cancer), does not allow for optimal medical care for the other. As a result, ample opportunities for improvement in overall health care are being overlooked. Herein, we hope to shed light on the interconnected relationship between cardiovascular disease and cancer and uncover some of the unintentionally neglected intricacies of common cardiovascular therapeutics from an oncologic standpoint.
癌症与心血管疾病是全球范围内最常见的两大死因。随着心血管医学与肿瘤学领域的持续发展，两者交叉区域日益凸显，亟需专业关注与个体化诊疗。我们逐渐认识到这两个领域在多个维度上存在深刻的内在关联——任一疾病的存在及其后续影响均会对另一疾病产生交互作用。然而在临床实践中，心血管疾病与癌症通常被独立对待。当医疗资源过度集中于主要病理实体（心血管疾病或癌症）时，往往难以实现对另一疾病的最佳诊疗，导致整体医疗质量提升的重要契机被忽视。本文旨在阐明心血管疾病与癌症之间的内在联系，并从肿瘤学视角揭示常规心血管治疗中某些被无意忽视的复杂机制。
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