Many breast cancer patients don't get treatment for heart problems
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 06:01
in Health & Medicine
About 12 percent of older breast cancer patients developed heart failure within three years, often as a result of the cancer drugs and treatments. Despite this, only a third of older breast cancer patients saw a cardiologist within 90 days of developing heart problems. Those who saw a cardiologist were more likely to receive standard drugs for heart failure than those who didn't, researchers report.