Expert Cardio-Oncology Care Keeps Your Heart Strong
You’re stronger than you know. You’re standing up to cancer with courage, determination and hope. But the path to wellness can have obstacles, and some of the methods that treat cancer can also put your heart at risk.
At AdventHealth, your oncology and cardiovascular teams will work together closely, partnering with you to take care of your heart — before, during and after your cancer treatment. We’re right here beside you at every step, using the latest technology to monitor your heart health and care for any potential heart problems that may arise during cancer treatment.
What is Cardio-Oncology?
Cardio-oncology helps diagnose and treat cardiovascular problems that occur in those who have cancer. Often, people who have cancer have other heart disease risk factors. That’s why multidisciplinary collaboration is vital, and why our cardio-oncology team works hand in hand with the rest of your care team to provide the most personalized support.
We monitor your whole health even before you start cancer treatment by assessing your cardiovascular risk, using imaging and diagnostic tests to find existing heart or blood vessel problems. We also work to detect any new heart problems early while you’re undergoing cancer treatment.
During Treatment, We’ll Protect Your Heart
- Preventative Cardio-Oncology
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Supporting Your Cancer Journey With Proactive Heart Care
Cancer treatment is a journey, and that journey can be difficult for your heart. We want to do everything we can to make it easier, closely monitoring your heart for cardiotoxic side effects, without delaying your cancer therapy.
Some of the symptoms of a heart condition can feel similar to the side effects of your treatment, like feeling tired or a little breathless, so you might not realize that a heart problem is developing. But we will. Our cardio-oncology program specializes in the early detection of heart problems caused by cancer treatments, often before they can do any serious damage. Our network is equipped with the latest diagnostic technology for cancer-related heart problems, including:
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
- Echocardiogram
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Radionuclide imaging
- Ongoing Cardio-Oncology
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Early Detection of Heart Problems During Cancer Treatment
The side effects of your treatment can be challenging, but you never have to face them alone. Learning that your cancer treatment has caused a heart condition is upsetting, but with rapid detection and intervention, it is possible to reduce or even reverse the effects.
Within our network, you’ll find leading experts in the treatment of heart failure, vascular disease and other cardiovascular conditions. You’ve got a multidisciplinary team of oncologists and cardiologists at your side who'll do everything they can to keep your heart strong and healthy.
- Lifelong Cardio-Oncology
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Continuous, Collaborative and Compassionate Cancer Care
You’ve shown so much strength already. We're here to help you handle anything that comes your way. If a cardiac problem caused by cancer treatment develops, we want to help you find courage and healing.
Our comprehensive cardio-oncology programs unite an expert team to protect and support your heart health, including oncologists, cardiologists, specialized cardiac oncologists, radiologists and surgeons. They’ll collaborate to decide the best course of action, like adjusting your chemotherapy or radiation treatment plan, or considering other alternatives if necessary, including surgery. With timely interventions and specialized cancer therapies, we can reduce the effects of cardiac issues, and in some cases, reverse them entirely.
Cardio-Oncology You Can Count On
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Comprehensive Heart and Cancer Care
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Learn more about other AdventHealth Heart and Vascular Care Specialties and Services.
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General Cardiology
Our experienced cardiovascular specialists diagnose and treat the full range of vascular and arterial diseases using proven surgical and nonsurgical methods.
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Heart Health and Prevention
We specialize in managing chronic conditions to help you thrive, and provide strategies and preventive care that can keep diseases from forming.
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General Oncology
If you’re facing cancer, you deserve the most caring and capable medical minds in your corner. Let us put our oncology expertise to work for you.