Why Does the Heart Rarely Develop Cancer? Massimo Sandal, PhD June 23, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/why-does-heart-rarely-develop-cancer-2026a1000l75?src= The heart is one of the organs least likely to develop cancer, a long-standing biologic puzzle that may now have an explanation. A study published in Science found that the mechanical load generated by the beating heart suppresses tumor cell proliferation through a molecular pathway that alters gene expression, raising the possibility of new therapeutic targets.