Childhood chemo alters heart's caretaker cells, study finds
- OPACC
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min read
Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. Twenty percent of children treated with drugs called anthracyclines go on to suffer heart failure later in life.
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