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--- stroke [2026/03/09 06:29] – [lifestyle modifiable risk factors] gary1
+++ stroke [2026/09/10 00:02] (current) – [medical conditions contributing risk] gary1
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   *[[polycythaemia]]
   *[[thrombocytosis]]
+  *[[neoplasia]]
+    * highest risk is in the 1st 3 months following diagnosis of an invasive cancer in those older than 40 years with 2.5-times higher stroke rate and with much higher rates in those with pancreatic cancer (5.9x risk) and lung cancer (3.9x risk) but no increased risk with breast or prostate cancer. Stroke risk appeared to be especially elevated in younger patients and those with advanced cancer. (([[https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260909/Is-stroke-risk-higher-after-a-cancer-diagnosis.aspx]]))
   ***[[surgery]]**
     * a 2019 Canadian study(([[https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31795-7/fulltext]])) suggests that 7% of those over 65yrs age having non-cardiac surgery have a **covert stroke** and 42% of these patients suffered cognitive decline by 1yr post-op compared with 29% of those who did not have a covert stroke