Breast Cancer: Women treated with Radiation face increased Heart Disease Risks

” Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, new research suggests. ”

• Radiation can keep breast cancer from returning, but also damage the heart
• Breast cancer survivors face a number of long-term complications due to treatment
• Chemotherapy can cause heart failure and can put women into early menopause

Read Radiation raises heart risks for breast cancer survivors
by Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, Mar 14, 2013.

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