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Study reveals mechanism linking heart disease to cancer development

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Leviev Cardiothoracic and Vascular Center at the Sheba Medical Center have found a mechanism responsible for increasing the risk of developing cancer among patients with heart disease: Small extracellular bubbles, or vesicles (sEVs), secreted from the sick heart to heal itself, are released into the (..)

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Growing body of evidence links HPV with heart disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, according to a new study.

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Researchers Link Infant Heart Defects, Childhood Cancer

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tim.hodson Mon, 03/17/2025 - 14:56 March 17, 2025 Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Associations flagship journal Circulation. are forms of congenital heart defects (CHD). In the U.S.,

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Newfound mechanism may explain why some cancer treatments boost risk of heart disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A cancer therapy that prompts the body's immune defenses against viruses and bacteria to attack tumors can make patients more vulnerable to heart attack and stroke. A possible explanation for this side effect is that the treatment interferes with immune regulation in the heart's largest blood vessels, a new study suggests.

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Study shows estrogen blocker treatment does not increase risk of coronary heart disease in breast cancer patients

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

New evidence shows that extended estrogen suppression treatment using aromatase inhibitors for hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal breast cancer is safe; it does not increase the risk of coronary artery calcification, a sign of active coronary atherosclerosis, as some prior studies had indicated.

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Does a Measles Infection Protect Against Cancer and Heart Disease?

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(MedPage Today) -- As measles continues to spread through vulnerable communities in the U.S., HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that there are long-term health benefits to contracting the virus, despite decades of data that suggest.

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Protein discovery could help prevent cancer treatment-related heart damage

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Blocking a protein known as CDK7 could prevent heart damage associated with a commonly used cancer chemotherapy medication, according to a new study. Importantly, the researchers also found that inhibiting CDK7 could help enhance the medication's cancer-killing capability.

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