Discovery boosts chemo while protecting heart: University of Alberta researchers

Chemotherapy may become more effective and less harmful to heart cells thanks to research at the University of Alberta.
Researchers have long known that the aggressive attack on cancer cells from chemotherapy often causes damage to other cells in the body, including the heart, making patients more prone to develop heart problems years down the road.
“This is the first targeted therapy at the preclinical level to actually prevent the side-effects of chemotherapy on the heart and simultaneou