Israeli Researchers Find Link Between Heart Attacks and Cancer: Implications for Treatment and Risk Assessment

2024-03-20 12:37:58

(Xinhua file photo: Nurses care for patients at Kaplan Hospital Rehovot, Israel, May 11, 2022)

JERUSALEM, March 20 (Xinhua) — Joint statement from Tel Aviv University. and the Israeli Cancer Society. On Tuesday (March 19), it was revealed that Israeli researchers discovered a mechanism in the body. which links heart attacks to cancer

Circulation Journal (Circulation) published the results of the above studies. This was discovered after experiencing a myocardial infarction or heart attack. The heart releases cell dust. (extracellular vesicle) small into the bloodstream in large quantities

Such membrane-bound cell dust plays an important role in healing injured heart tissue. But the results of experiments on mice by a research team led by the university and Sheba Medical Center It was found that these dust cells affect the immune system. and may stimulate the growth of cancer cells throughout the body

The researchers say the findings may improve heart disease treatment in light of increased cancer risk. It also raises the possibility of finding biomarkers among heart disease patients that indicate increased cancer risk.

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