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I hear every organ except the heart seems to succum to cancer. why is that?
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Can occur: most malignancies occur in glandular tumors such as lung, breast, colon , In rare cases muscles tumors are seen such as leiomyosarcoma of stomach and uterus. The heart on occasion can develop muscle or blood vessel tumors such as myxosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and angiosarcoma.
Answered 5/15/2014
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