Cardio oncology: New drugs to treat cancer while protecting the heart

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More people than ever are living beyond their cancer prognosis thanks to breakthroughs in medical research. But this extra time comes at a cost, with cancer treatments often having adverse impacts.

Heather Flanagan knows this only too well. Married with two two children, Heather's life was turned upside-down in 2019 when her husband lost his battle with cancer.

Heather was diagnosed with breast cancer the following year. She was then diagnosed with heart failure brought on by the chemo drugs, forcing her to end treatment early and have a mastectomy.

Cardiologist Professor Aaron Sverdlov and pharmacist Professor Doan Ngo are the founders and co-directors of the Newcastle Cardio-Oncology Centre of Excellence based at HMRI.

Their vision is to not only manage adverse heart impacts caused by cancer treatment, but to find drugs which treat cancer and also protect the heart - avoiding cardio complications altogether.
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