Question 1

what is the rate of survival of heart cancer?

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Unknown: True "heart cancer" is extremely rare.  Most cancers involving the heart are other types of cancer that have spread.  All the blood in the body flows through the heart.  If the blood contains cancer cells, those cells can get stuck inside the heart and grow.  Some types of cancer grow in the fluid around the heart (pericardium.)  usually, once cancer involves the heart, patients can't be cured.

Question 2

what are some common signs of heart cancer?

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Rare disorder: Most of the cancers in heart are metastatic cancers. Primary cancers of the heart are very rare. Such a tumor may produce signs and symptoms of heart failure. Please see this site for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-cancer/an01288.

Question 3

is there a gentle way to treat heart cancer?

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No: Cancer of the heart is rare and there is no treatment. Secondary cancer, that is as a result of spread of cancer arising from another organ such as the lung and breast is not uncommon and denotes poor outcome.Treatment is directed towards the primary cancer.

Question 4

i'm curious as to why heart cancer is extremely rare?

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Unknown: To the best of my l knowledge i don't know that anyone knows the answer to this question.

Question 5

what is the newest biomedical approach to heart cancer?

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Cancer: Depends on what type of cancer it is. Has it spread from some other place? If so then the prognosis is very bad. If it is a myxoma then surgery is needed.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: heart cancer?

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Neoplasm: A cancer that affects the heart muscle or valves would be considered a heart cancer.  Most sources of cancer in the heart are a metastasis from another organ, but a few are primary from the heart.  Cancer of the heart is very rare.
Primary tumors of the heart can include myxoma, fibroelastoma, rhabdomyoma, lipoma, sarcoma, and others.
Cardiac MRI can be helpful in assessment of cardiac tumors.

Question 7

is heart cancer genetic?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: Cardiac tumors are so rare, there are no treatment guidelines or clinical trials to answer any questions about them.  Most tumors in the heart come from other places and don't originate from the heart itself.  The one true "heart cancer" is a cardiac sarcoma.  As far as we know, it is not genetic.

Question 8

treatments and care for heart cancer ?

Accepted Answer

Exact diagnosis: Cancer very seldom arises in the heart itself. The common tumor of the heart is atrial myxoma which is removed surgically. If cancer spreads to the heart from a remote site, it usually does not cause trouble or admit of effective treatment by itself. Good luck.

Question 9

is heart cancer possible?

Accepted Answer

Muscle Cancer: There are rare muscle-cancers that can occur in the heart muscle.   Because heart muscle does not replicate much. Cancer is very rare in these tissues.  Occasionally a sarcoma (cancer of soft tissues) can form in the heart, but more often it is the result of cancer spreading from other sources - another sarcoma or even melanoma.

Question 10

why is heart cancer so rare?

Accepted Answer

That is good news: I do not know but it does occur enough to make us worry about it. Most cancers of the heart are sarcomas....but they are the worst nightmare one can be faced with. So pray that it remains rare or  become even rarer!

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