Episode 39: The #1 Cause of Death in Cancer Survivors (Not Cancer)
"The leading cause of non-cancer death in cancer survivors is heart disease. The treatments for cancer may be increasing your probability of getting heart disease.."
Dr. Anju Nohria runs the Cardio-Oncology Program at Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She's one of the few doctors whose entire job is protecting cancer patients' hearts while they fight for their lives.
In this episode, she tells Joelle exactly what questions to ask your oncologist, what to watch for, and what you can actually do to protect your heart during and after treatment.
They dive deep into:
Why heart damage…
The skinny
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