Cancer of the Heart

What is Cancer of the Heart?

Cancer in the heart can lead to shortness of breath, fainting, and other symptoms. Cancer can start in the heart, for instance, after radiation exposure. But it is more likely to spread to the heart from elsewhere. Treatment and outlook will depend on where the cancer started.

Symptoms

There are a number of symptoms of Cancer of the Heart , which may include

Heart failure
Heart murmurs
Palpitations, rapid heart rate, or arrhythmia
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Breathing problems when changing positions or lying flat
Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting
Chest pain or chest tightness

Complications

Cancer treatments can cause heart problems such as

Cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure (CHF). Cardiomyopathy is caused by damage to the heart that makes it unable to pump blood well.

When cardiomyopathy worsens and the body's organs do not get enough oxygen, it is called congestive heart failure.

Causes

Heart cancer results from a heart tumor like angiosarcoma or another cancer that spreads to the heart. This rare cancer causes heart failure, pericarditis and arrhythmias.

Cancer can spread to the heart from organs or through the blood (leukemia).

Risk factors

Risk Factors

While this was an observational study, the researchers noted that heart disease and cancer share many risk factors, such as poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and smoking.

If you are at high risk for heart disease, you should also be mindful of possible cancer risk, they added.

Prevention

Maintaining a healthy weight. Being physically active. Eating a healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and low in unhealthy fats and red or processed meat.

Getting screening tests for certain cancers and heart disease risk factors.

How is it treated?

Treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is vital. It varies with the patient and stage of the disease. Treatment options include

In general, your surgeon will: Give you anesthesia and connect you to a cardio-pulmonary bypass machine. Make one or more incisions in your chest to access your heart. Use various tools to carefully remove the tumor from your heart and reconstruct surrounding tissues, if needed.

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