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Name: Exercise shown to help prevent effects of toxic drugs during cancer treatment
Uploaded: 2018-02-27T00:31:48Z
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: A trial in Melbourne has found that monitored exercise programs can prevent the harsh effects of toxic drugs on the cardiovascular system. Professor Andre La Gerche developed a test which monitors a patient's heart during exercise. It found those who participated in monitored exercise programs showed no evidence of heart damage as a result of chemotherapy drugs.

Exercise shown to help prevent effects of toxic drugs during cancer treatment

Published 27 February 2018, 12:18 am

A trial in Melbourne has found that monitored exercise programs can prevent the harsh effects of toxic drugs on the cardiovascular system. Professor Andre La Gerche developed a test which monitors a patient's heart during exercise. It found those who participated in monitored exercise programs showed no evidence of heart damage as a result of chemotherapy drugs.

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