AUTHOR=Canale Maria Laura , Bisceglia Irma , Gallucci Giuseppina , Russo Giulia , Camerini Andrea , Di Fusco Stefania Angela , Paccone Andrea , Camilli Massimiliano , Fiscella Damiana , Lestuzzi Chiara , Turazza Fabio Maria , Gulizia Michele Massimo , Pavan Daniela , Maurea Nicola , Gabrielli Domenico , Oliva Fabrizio , Colivicchi Furio TITLE=Women at heart: Introducing gender cardio-oncology JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.974123 DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.974123 ISSN=2297-055X ABSTRACT=

As cardio-oncology imposed itself as the reference specialty for a comprehensive cardiovascular approach to all patients with cancer, a more specific and careful cardiac evaluation of women entering their journey into cancer care is needed. Gender medicine refers to the study of how sex-based biological and gender-based socioeconomic and cultural differences influence people’s health. Gender-related aspects could account for differences in the development, progression, and clinical signs of diseases as well as in the treatment of adverse events. Gender also accounts for major differences in access to healthcare. As for medicine and healthcare in general, gender-related characteristics have gained significance in cardio-oncology and should no longer be neglected in both clinical practice and research. We aimed to review the most relevant cardiovascular issues in women related to the cardio-oncology approach to offer a specific gender-related point of view for clinicians involved in the care process for both cancer and cardiovascular disease.