Early marker of cardiac damage triggered by cancer treatment identified

21:39 EST 18 Feb 2019 | News-Medical.net

Every year, 4 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in Europe. Advances in cancer treatment sometimes come at the cost of major adverse effects, and one of the most prominent is cardiotoxicity. Myocardial toxicity affects as many as 25% of patients undergoing treatment with commonly used anticancer drugs.

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