Heart Cancer

Dr. Nabi Darya Vali (AIIMS)MBBS

January 31, 2023

April 04, 2023

Heart Cancer
Heart Cancer

Cancer is a serious disease. There are many types of it, including heart cancer. Heart cancer occurs when diseased cells grow out of control in the heart. These cells form a tumor, which is called primary cardiac cancer. Furthermore, when cancer cells spread from the tumor to the heart in nearby organs, the condition is called secondary heart cancer. Due to heart cancer, a person may feel symptoms like difficulty in breathing and chest pain.

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Today in this article, you will know in detail about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of heart cancer -

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Heart Cancer Symptoms

You may feel many symptoms when you have heart cancer, which includes -

Blockage of blood flow

When the tumor grows in the heart chamber or heart valve, there may be obstruction of blood flow in this condition. In this condition, the patient may feel shortness of breath and fatigue.

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Cardiac muscle laxity

When a tumor grows in the walls of the heart muscles, it may become rigid. In such a situation, the muscles of the heart may be unable to pump blood properly. In this condition, you may feel difficulty in breathing, swollen legs, chest painweakness, and fatigue.

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Irregular heartbeat

An irregular heartbeat is a common symptom of heart cancer. In this condition, the heart either beats slowly or beats fast.

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Heart Cancer Causes

So far, complete information about the causes of heart cancer has not been found. Nevertheless, some risk factors for heart cancer have been considered, which are as follows -

Age

Age can be a risk factor for heart cancer. This type of cancer is seen more in adults. At the same time, in some cases, this disease can also happen to infants and children.

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Genetic

If any person in the house and family has heart cancer, then any other person in the family may also be more likely to get it. Let us tell you that most children with rhabdomyoma have tuberous sclerosis, which is due to changes in DNA.

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Poor immune system

People whose immune system is bad, are more likely to get heart cancer. Therefore, to avoid this, everyone should strengthen their immune system.

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Heart Cancer Treatment

The treatment of heart cancer depends on its type. Although its treatment is possible only through surgery, when heart cancer is caught at the beginning itself, it can be cured with the help of medicines, etc. The treatment of heart cancer is as follows -

Benign tumor

Most cases of benign tumors can be cured. This tumor can be completely removed. When a tumor is very large or there are multiple tumors, removing the part that is not inside the walls of the heart can improve symptoms.

In this case, surgery is not done immediately, rather an echocardiogram test can be done for this. From this, it can be known about the increasing or decreasing speed of the symptoms of heart cancer.

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Malignant tumor

This cancer can be very serious. It grows rapidly and can completely damage the heart. This type of cancer is difficult to treat. It can be treated with surgery only.

In addition, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are sometimes used to slow tumor growth and improve symptoms of heart cancer.

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Secondary heart cancer

In the case of secondary heart cancer, cancer has spread to organs other than the heart. Its treatment is not possible. It is also not treated by surgery. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are the only options for this.

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Takeaway

Heart cancer can be a serious disease. When the tumor starts spreading to other organs along with the heart, it can be fatal. So, if one feels any symptoms of heart cancer, then it should not be ignored at all. One should visit the doctor without delay and get proper treatment done. If cancer is caught in the beginning, then its treatment is easy and possible.

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