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心衰竭患者體重下降等症狀可能暗示癌症風險,醫師呼籲及時就診
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心衰竭患者體重下降等症狀可能暗示癌症風險,醫師呼籲及時就診

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國泰綜合醫院心血管中心主治醫師郭志東指出,心衰竭患者新發癌症比例較高,體重不明原因下降、貧血、夜間盜汗或疲倦加重等症狀應告訴醫師評估是否需檢查,強調兩疾病共享危險因子但尚未證實直接因果關係。

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心衰竭患者長期以來被關注呼吸困難、水腫等症狀,但近年研究發現其與癌症發生率之間可能存在關聯,雙方共享高齡、吸菸等危險因子。

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2026/09/23 14:19

心衰竭患者如果出現體重無故下降、貧血或夜間盜汗,或疲倦程度明顯加重,應告訴醫師,評估是否需要檢查;圖為情境照,圖中人物與與本文無關。(圖擷取自shutterstock)

〔記者羅碧/台北報導〕心臟衰竭患者若體重莫名下降,絕不能只當成心臟病情變化。國泰綜合醫院心血管中心主治醫師郭志東指出,多項大型研究發現,心衰竭患者在追蹤期間,新發癌症的比例較一般族群高;若出現不明原因體重下降、貧血、食慾減退或夜間盜汗,應告訴醫師,進一步釐清原因。

郭志東表示,過去談到心衰竭,臨床多著重呼吸困難、水腫、再住院及死亡風險,但近年研究陸續觀察到心衰竭與癌症之間的關聯。相關研究提及的癌症包括肺癌、大腸癌、肝膽胰癌及血液腫瘤;部分研究在校正年齡、吸菸、糖尿病和肥胖等因素後,關聯仍然存在。

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不過,郭志東強調,觀察到罹癌比例較高,不代表已證實心衰竭會直接導致癌症。兩種疾病都有高齡、吸菸、肥胖、糖尿病、缺乏運動、慢性腎病及不健康飲食等危險因子,以致心衰竭患者若同時罹癌,治療也可能更複雜,需要兼顧心臟功能與癌症治療。

至於兩者為何可能相關?郭志東說,心衰竭患者常有持續性的低度發炎,體內的神經荷爾蒙系統、免疫功能及代謝狀態也可能產生變化;腸道菌相與腸道屏障功能改變,同樣是研究探討的方向。這些機轉可能與腫瘤發生有關,但目前仍需更多研究,釐清心衰竭是否直接增加癌症風險。

郭志東提醒,心衰竭本身可能讓人疲倦、食慾不佳,因此更要留意與平常不同的變化。如果體重無故下降、出現貧血或夜間盜汗,或疲倦程度明顯加重,應告訴醫師,評估是否需要檢查。

在日常照護上,他建議患者依年齡及個人風險接受適當的癌症篩檢,同時戒菸、控制體重、維持身體活動,並管理血糖與血脂。若已確診癌症,部分化學治療、標靶治療或免疫治療可能影響心臟功能,應由相關專科共同評估治療與追蹤方式。

Open Questions

  • 心衰竭是否直接增加癌症風險,或僅透過共享危險因子關聯?
  • 具體哪些腸道菌相變化與腫瘤發生最相關?
  • 心衰竭患者應進行哪種類型和頻率的癌症篩檢最為適切?

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