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Breast Cancer Therapy
Older women treated with anthracyclines show increased risk of cardiomyopathy
February 2nd, 2006
Older women show an increased risk of cardiomyopathy when treated with anthracyclines. "Adjuvant chemotherapy, especially with anthracyclines, is known to cause acute and chronic cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients." Scientists in the United States stated, "We studied the cardiac effects of chemotherapy in a population-based sample of breast cancer patients aged {{>=}}65 years with long-term follow-up." "In the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database, we analyzed treatments and outcomes among women {{>=}}65 years of age who were diagnosed with stage I to III breast cancer from January 1, 1992 to December 31,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-02)
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