Presenter: Stephen Hussey

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Includes: Video & Slides

In learning what makes a tissue or organ healthy, it is important to understand what ailments or diseases it is most susceptible to. Just as important is to understand why an organ or tissue may exhibit resilience to a certain disease. Despite growing rates of cancer, the heart remains one of the rarest sites for cancer to occur, especially as a primary tumor. A look at some of the unique characteristics of the heart, like its special metabolism, help shed light on why the heart resists cancer as well as provides strategies we can implement to keep our hearts healthy.