Cancer Chemotherapy Patient Wearing Heart Monitor - stock photo

A real life, real person senior adult man cancer patient has just returned home after two days of hospital observation. He was rushed to the emergency room after experiencing major, irregular heart beat palpitations - subsequently diagnosed as drug side effects from current chemotherapy treatment following recent colorectal cancer surgery which left the nasty scars around his navel and lower abdomen. Veins on both inner elbows show fresh IV needle puncture wounds and sticky circular residue marks from the multitude of EKG electrodes placed and shifted during the hospital stay are still scattered all over his torso. A portable heart pulse monitor attached to two remaining electrodes is hanging around his neck. For the next month the monitor will constantly track, record and wirelessly communicate detailed heart activity to his cardiologist doctor. Submitted to Brief code #775615186 - "Living With Cancer".