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Leveraging Social Media for Cardio-Oncology

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As the world becomes more connected through online and offline social networking, there has been much discussion of how the rapid rise of social media could be used in ways that can be productive and instructive in various healthcare specialties, such as Cardiology and its subspecialty areas. In this review, the role of social media in the field of Cardio-Oncology is discussed. With an estimated 17 million cancer survivors in the USA in 2019 and 22 million estimated by 2030, more education and awareness are needed. Networking and collaboration are also needed to meet the needs of our patients and healthcare professionals in this emerging field bridging two disciplines. Cardiovascular disease is second only to recurrence of the primary cancer or diagnosis with a secondary malignancy, as a leading cause of death in cancer survivors. A majority of these survivors are anticipated to be on social media seeking information, support, and ideas for optimizing health. Healthcare professionals in Cardio-Oncology are also online for networking, education, scholarship, career development, and advocacy in this field. Here, we describe the utilization and potential impact of social media in Cardio-Oncology, with inclusion of various hashtags frequently used in the Cardio-Oncology Twitter community.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Sherry-Ann Brown MD PhD

  2. Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, USA

    Sherry-Ann Brown MD PhD

  3. Franciscan Health-Indianapolis. Indiana Heart Physicians, 5330 East Stop 11 Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46237, USA

    Ryan P. Daly MD

  4. K4/554 5666 Clinical Science Center, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53792, USA

    Narjust Duma MD

  5. UCLA Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiology, UCLA Cardiovascular Center, 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Eric H. Yang MD

  6. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Leukemia, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 0428, Houston, TX, USA

    Naveen Pemmaraju MD

  7. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, 11234 Anderson Street, Room 4404, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA

    Purvi Parwani MBBS

  8. Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 4-417, Washington, DC, 20037, USA

    Andrew D. Choi MD

  9. Departments of Cardiology & Thoracic Imaging, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA

    Juan Lopez-Mattei MD

  10. Departments of Cardiology & Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Juan Lopez-Mattei MD

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Sherry-Ann Brown declares that she has no conflict of interest. Ryan P. Daly serves as a social media consultant for JACC: CardioOncology Narjust Duma has received compensation from Inivata for service as a consultant. Eric H. Yang declares that he has no conflict of interest. Naveen Pemmaraju has received research funding from AbbVie, Stemline Therapeutics, Novartis, Samus Therapeutics, Cellectis, Plexxikon, Daiichi Sankyo, Affymetrix; is supported by grants from the Sager Strong Foundation and Dan’s House of Hope; has received compensation from AbbVie, Celgene, Stemline Therapeutics, Incyte, Novartis, Mustang Bio, Roche Diagnostics, and LFB for service as a consultant; and has served as a board member/volunteer for Dan’s House of Hope and the HemOnc Times/Oncology Times. Purvi Parwani has received compensation for service as a consultant on the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Andrew D. Choi declares that he has no conflict of interest. Juan Lopez-Mattei has received compensation from Arterys for service as a consultant.

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Brown, SA., Daly, R.P., Duma, N. et al. Leveraging Social Media for Cardio-Oncology. Curr. Treat. Options in Oncol. 21, 83 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-020-00775-3

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