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Atherosclerosis and oncology: Shared mechanisms, shared treatment principles
Sorin C Danciu, Enrique Padilla Campos
Department of Cardiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sorin C Danciu
Room 1303, 836 W Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ACCJ.ACCJ_8_20
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Atherosclerosis and cancer are two chronic, progressive entities with major global disease burden that shares several mechanistic features. Despite these similarities, treatment strategies for malignancy and atherosclerosis differ significantly from each other. We propose that cardiovascular therapies can be optimized with the implementation of established cancer treatment principles.
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