lgtaylor100 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I had a POTS doctor suggest to me this week that there is a possible link between orthostatic intolerance and cancer. Has anyone ever heard of this or seen research in this area? The dinet website suggests tumors as a possible cause but it seems they are endocrine related tumors and not necessarily malignancies in other parts of the body. This came up because I am over 60 and have been suffering from POTS since last year and apparently the average age of onset is under 30 so this brings up red flags as to why. If anyone knows anything in this are I'd appreciate your help.Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah4444 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I remember that in one of Dr. Grubb's article he does mention that POTS can be the presenting form of some cancers, but I think that's pretty rare. It can also be associated with Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathy, which is often a neoplastic disorder (meaning it comes along with cancer I think). Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugartwin Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 It's called Paraneoplastic Autonomic Neuropathy and is actually relatively well-known. Not associated with all cancers, just a handful...certain lung cancers for instance and a couple more. You can read more about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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