Thursday, November 8, 2012

From Hispanically Speaking News: Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/healthy-u/details/heart-failure-patients-may-be-at-higher-risk-for-cancer/19719/


Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer


"People suffering from heart failure may have a nearly 60 percent higher risk of developing cancer, a preliminary study suggests.
Moreover, cancer appeared to increase the risk of death in heart failure patients by 46 percent, according to lead researcher Dr. Tal Hasin, with the cardiology department at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn."

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