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Heart damage from cancer treatment

Heart damage from cancer treatment

I have had 4 MUGA scans since being treated for breast cancer.  I had 4 rounds of Adriamyacin/Cytoxin 12 rounds of taxil and 34 radiation treatments.  Three of my MUGA scans were about the same - around 70.  My fourth one which was done after radiation treatements was 64.  Now Iam worried about heart damage.  My oncologist wants me to have another MUGA scan.  I am concerned about all the radiation from these scans also.  Should I be concerned about heart damage from my treatments.
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Most individuals who received radiation will not have a problem with their heart. But in some, the radiation can damage the heart in one of several ways, including damaging the heart muscle, the valves, or the coronary arteries.

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