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Af and lung cancer

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It is in the Roy Castle magazine about a chap who had AF a few years ago and it turned out it was caused by lung cancer anyone any advise on this story it’s on their web site

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Anything which puts a strain on the heart and/or the lungs can lead to AF Sleep apnoea is a good example and once it's dealt with AF often stops It doesn't mean one has lung cancer because one has AF...

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Lung cancer is just one of many things which can bring AF to the fore. It does not mean that AF is caused by such. Anything can make AF appear from over exercise to ibuprofen . AF happens. fact.

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