Cardiovascular Risk, Health Metrics, and Cancer Prediction: A Scoping Review
Authors' conclusion
Despite heterogeneity in CVD risk metrics and cancer types, most studies suggested that worse CVD risk scores or CVH metrics predict greater cancer risk.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged ≥18 years in prospective studies of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores or cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics and cancer incidence13 studies
- Comparison
- CVD risk scores and CVH metrics as predictors of incident cancer
- Outcome
- Incident cancer
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Higher CVD risk scores consistently associated with increased cancer risk (HRs)
1.16-3.71
Ideal CVH metrics associated with reduced cancer risk (HRs)
0.49-0.95
Original publication
Cardiovascular Risk, Health Metrics, and Cancer Prediction: A Scoping Review. JACC CardioOncol. Published 15 July 2025. doi:10.
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