The association between heart failure and incident cancer in women: an analysis of the Women's Health Initiative

Aims There is conflicting evidence whether heart failure (HF) is a risk factor for incident cancer. Despite population‐based cohorts demonstrating this association, an analysis of the Physician's Health Study found no association in a cohort of mostly healthy males. We investigated the association of HF with incident cancer among a large cohort of post‐menopausal women. Methods and results A prospective cohort study of 146 817 post‐menopausal...