Ask the Doctors: Cancer & Heart Disease Risk; Swollen Legs & Heart Failure

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Editor-in-Chief Leslie Cho, MD, Co-section head of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic
I had cancer many years ago. Now my doctor says I’m at increased risk of heart disease. What is the connection? That’s a good question. In general, it depends on the type of cancer you had, and the type of treatment you received. Certain forms of chemotherapy, particularly anthracyclines, are toxic to the heart. A […]
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