Can cancer itself damage the heart?

(European Society of Cardiology) Seville, Spain - Dec. 3, 2015: Research presented today at EuroEcho-Imaging 2015 raises the possibility that cancer itself may damage heart muscle irrespective of exposure to cancer drug therapies.1 Researchers from the UK's first dedicated cardio-oncology clinic found that both treated and untreated cancer patients had impaired heart function.