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When cancer and heart disease - the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide - are combined, managing both conditions can be challenging for both patients and doctors.
There's a spectrum of heart disease that's associated with cancer care, including high blood pressure, weakening of the heart muscle and congestive heart failure, according to Guilherme H. Oliveira, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Cardiology at M. D. Anderson. "The role of cardiac care in cancer treatment is becoming more important than ever," Oliveira says.
