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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Combined lifestyle factors on mortality and cardiovascular disease among cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Chunsu Zhu, Zhiwei Lian, Volker Arndt, Melissa S Y Thong

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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Effect of combined lifestyle intervention on cardiometabolic risk in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chunsu ZhuUnit of Cancer Survivorship, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6657-3184
Zhiwei LianUnit of Cancer Survivorship, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-6981
Volker ArndtUnit of Cancer Survivorship, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-8684
Melissa S Y ThongUnit of Cancer Survivorship, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. m.thong@dkfz-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6987-705X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLifestyle factors in cancer survivors are frequently studied individually even though they are often interconnected. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the association of combined lifestyle factors on health outcomes among cancer survivors.

methodsEMBASE, PubMed and Web of Science were searched up to March 2024. Cohort studies examining the associations of at least three combined lifestyle factors with mortality (all-cause/cancer-specific) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among cancer survivors, were selected. Pooled hazard ratios (pHRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using random effects models. Tests for heterogeneity and publication bias were conducted.

resultsTwenty-two studies involving 209,659 survivors with an average follow-up duration ranging from 4.1 to 29.1 years were included. pHRs(95%CI) comparing cancer survivors with the healthiest lifestyles versus those with the least healthy lifestyles were 0.57 (0.51-0.65) for all-cause mortality, 0.70 (0.61-0.80) for cancer-specific mortality, and 0.53 (0.46-0.63) for CVD incidence. These associations were largely consistent across subgroup analyses. Colorectal cancer survivors with the healthiest lifestyle experienced 37% lower all-cause mortality and 25% lower cancer-specific mortality, while breast cancer survivors had a 45% reduction in all-cause mortality. Although studies were limited, significant associations for all-cause mortality were observed among lung, liver, nasopharyngeal, gastric, kidney, gynecologic cancer survivors. However, no significant relationship between healthy lifestyles and CVD-specific mortality was detected.

conclusionsHaving an overall healthy lifestyle is associated with lower CVD incidence and better survival among cancer survivors. The long-term management of cancer survivors should consider encouragement for a modification of multiple lifestyles.

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Cancer SurvivorsCardiovascular DiseasesLife StyleCohort StudiesHumansNeoplasmsRisk FactorsCancer survivorCardiovascular diseaseLifestyleMeta-analysisMortalitySystematic review

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