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Health
Maeve Bannister

Mini hearts to save cancer survivors from heart disease

Researcher Dr Clara Liu Chung Ming is seeking a therapy that protects cancer patients' hearts. (HANDOUT/Supplied by the Heart Research Institute)

Breast cancer survivors at risk of severe heart disease due to chemotherapy and other treatments could benefit from a new drug to protect them from cardiovascular illness.

In Australia, more than 21,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 3300 die from the disease each year.

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