Coronary artery calcium is associated with increased risk for lung and colorectal cancer in men and women: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Omar DzayePhilipp BerningZeina A DardariMartin Bødtker MortensenCatherine Handy MarshallKhurram NasirMatthew J BudoffRoger S BlumenthalSeamus P WheltonMichael J Blaha

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

CAC scores were associated with cancer risk in both sexes; however, this was stronger for lung and colorectal when compared with sex-specific cancers. Our data support potential synergistic use of CAC scores in the identification of both CVD and lung and colorectal cancer risk.

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