AUTHOR=Bisceglia Irma , Canale Maria Laura , Silvestris Nicola , Gallucci Giuseppina , Camerini Andrea , Inno Alessandro , Camilli Massimiliano , Turazza Fabio Maria , Russo Giulia , Paccone Andrea , Mistrulli Raffaella , De Luca Leonardo , Di Fusco Stefania Angela , Tarantini Luigi , Lucà Fabiana , Oliva Stefano , Moreo Antonella , Maurea Nicola , Quagliariello Vincenzo , Ricciardi Giuseppina Rosaria , Lestuzzi Chiara , Fiscella Damiana , Parrini Iris , Racanelli Vito , Russo Antonio , Incorvaia Lorena , Calabrò Fabio , Curigliano Giuseppe , Cinieri Saverio , Gulizia Michele Massimo , Gabrielli Domenico , Oliva Fabrizio , Colivicchi Furio TITLE=Cancer survivorship at heart: a multidisciplinary cardio-oncology roadmap for healthcare professionals JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME=10 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1223660 DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2023.1223660 ISSN=2297-055X ABSTRACT=

In cancer, a patient is considered a survivor from the time of initial diagnosis until the end of life. With improvements in early diagnosis and treatment, the number of cancer survivors (CS) has grown considerably and includes: (1) Patients cured and free from cancer who may be at risk of late-onset cancer therapy-related cardiovascular toxicity (CTR-CVT); (2) Patients with long-term control of not-curable cancers in whom CTR-CVT may need to be addressed. This paper highlights the importance of the cancer care continuum, of a patient-centered approach and of a prevention-oriented policy. The ultimate goal is a personalized care of CS, achievable only through a multidisciplinary-guided survivorship care plan, one that replaces the fragmented management of current healthcare systems. Collaboration between oncologists and cardiologists is the pillar of a framework in which primary care providers and other specialists must be engaged and in which familial, social and environmental factors are also taken into account.