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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of meningioma are history of radiation treatment, inherited nervous system disorder, and female gender.[1][2][3]
- Radiation treatment: Clinical data suggests that head radiation therapy increase the risk of developing meningioma.
- An inherited nervous system disorder: Studies show the rare disorder neurofibromatosis type 2 increases the risk of meningioma and other brain tumors.
- Female hormones: As a tumor common in women than men, doctors believe that female hormones may play an important role in developing meningioma.
References
- ↑ Meningioma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningioma#Signs_and_symptoms Accessed on September, 25th 2015
- ↑ Risk factors for brain and spinal cord cancer. Canadian Cancer Society(2015) http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/brain-spinal/risks/?region=mb Accessed on September, 25th 2015
- ↑ Wiemels J, Wrensch M, Claus EB (2010). "Epidemiology and etiology of meningioma". J Neurooncol. 99 (3): 307–14. doi:10.1007/s11060-010-0386-3. PMC 2945461. PMID 20821343.