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08-10-2011, 08:11 PM
In a first study, researchers assessed the effect of the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) on heart and vascular function in elderly patients and discovered an increased risk of heart problems, particularly affecting women with a history of heart disease, diabetes or both. The study has been published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology...

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