Breast cancer survivors have already cleared one major hurdle...now, a warning for another major health issue some may need to worry about. According to doctors at Duke University, women who survive breast cancer are at an increased risk of heart and vascular disease because of cancer treatments. They say most modern day breast cancer therapies - including ones still being developed - increase the long term risk of heart disease. They're not yet sure how much of a risk it is, but they say it's significant enough to counter the recent gains in breast cancer survival.
The doctors make the comments in the new issue of the "Journal of the American College of Cardiology."
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About AHughes
Ann Hughes anchors FOX23 News at 5 and 10 with John Gray. She is also the station's health reporter and raises awareness about breast cancer each month with her BuddyCheck23 segment.
Ann first began working at FOX23 News back in 1998, as the weekend anchor/reporter. One of her most memorable reporting experiences was covering the trial of four New York City police officers, charged in the death of Amadou Diallo.
She is a graduate of Syracuse University's Newhouse School. She worked in radio news in both Syracuse and Rochester and at WTVH in Syracuse, before moving to Albany.
Ann has been recognized as one of the top news talents in the Capital Region by both the Times Union and Metroland. She won The Michael Schoenbrun Award for Excellence in Television Reporting.
She is actively involved in her community. Ann led an on-air campaign for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 2001, running a marathon and raising more than $38,000 for the organization. By the way, she finished the marathon in 3:52:48.
Ann is also a member of the Coxsackie-Athens Rotary Club.
She is originally from Wisconsin. She lives in Greene County with her husband, daughter, dog and three chickens.
