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Published online 23 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060717-19
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Cancer wonder-drug hits the heart
Spotlight falls on lasting effects of Gleevec.
A cancer drug hailed for its ability to rescue those dying from leukaemia could end up giving them heart failure, a study suggests. Doctors say that the side effects of cancer drugs are demanding more attention now that more and more patients are saved from the initial disease.
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