If having advanced cancer isn’t enough of a health worry, intense treatment can bring about another serious medical problem — heart disease. It’s a scenario Jorene Pilcher of Gainesville knows too well. She was diagnosed 12 years ago with stage 4 breast cancer.
Cancer patients get heart assessment in hospital program
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