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Tochi M. Okwuosa, DO, FACC, FAHA

Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center
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Tochi sees cancer patients with heart disease — so cancer patients who have gone through chemotherapy and radiation therapy and as a result of their therapy have developed heart disease, or if they expect that these patients are going to develop heart disease based on the fact that they have risk factors or they already have baseline heart disease.

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  • “Some cancer patients have cardiac disease, such as heart failure, or they’ve had a heart attack or stroke, so we are concerned that the cancer treatment they are about to start is going to affect their heart.”

  • Keeping our bodies hydrated helps our hearts pump blood more easily and allows oxygen to reach our muscles, which helps our muscles work efficiently. So, I drink a ton of water — usually around 3 to 4 liters a day.

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