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==Cause==
==Cause==

Revision as of 18:41, 19 August 2015

Brain tumor Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Adult brain tumors
Glioblastoma multiforme
Oligodendroglioma
Meningioma
Hemangioblastoma
Pituitary adenoma
Schwannoma
Primary CNS lymphoma
Childhood brain tumors
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Craniopharyngioma
Pinealoma
Metastasis
Lung cancer
Breast cancer
Melanoma
Gastrointestinal tract cancer
Renal cell carcinoma
Osteoblastoma
Head and neck cancer
Neuroblastoma
Lymphoma
Prostate cancer

Causes

Differentiating Brain Tumor from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Cause

Epidemiological studies are required to determine risk factors.[1] Aside from exposure to vinyl chloride or ionizing radiation, there are no known environmental factors associated with brain tumors. Mutations and deletions of so-called tumor suppressor genes, such as P53, are thought to be the cause of some forms of brain tumor.[2] Inherited conditions, such as Von Hippel–Lindau disease, multiple endocrine neoplasia, and neurofibromatosis type 2 carry a high risk for the development of brain tumors.

Although studies have not shown any link between cell phone or mobile phone radiation and the occurrence of brain tumors,[3] the World Health Organization has classified mobile phone radiation on the IARC scale into Group 2B – possibly carcinogenic.[4]

References

  1. Krishnatreya, M; Kataki, AC; Sharma, JD; Bhattacharyya, M; Nandy, P; Hazarika, M (2014). "Brief descriptive epidemiology of primary malignant brain tumors from North-East India". Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 15 (22): 9871–3. doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.22.9871. PMID 25520120.
  2. Kleihues P, Ohgaki H, Eibl RH, Reichel MB, Mariani L, Gehring M, Petersen I, Höll T, von Deimling A, Wiestler OD, Schwab M (1994). "Type and frequency of p53 mutations in tumors of the nervous system and its coverings". Molecular Neuro-oncology and Its Impact on the Clinical Management of Brain Tumors. Recent results in cancer research. 135. Springer. pp. 25–31. ISBN 3540573518.
  3. Frei P, Poulsen AH, Johansen C, Olsen JH, Steding-Jessen M, Schüz J (19 October 2011). "Use of mobile phones and risk of brain tumours: update of Danish cohort study". BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 343: d6387. doi:10.1136/bmj.d6387. PMC 3197791. PMID 22016439.
  4. "IARC classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans" (PDF). World Health Organization press release N° 208 (Press release). International Agency for Research on Cancer. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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