New Study Suggests Concussions Could Lead to Higher Risks of Brain Cancer
A new study that has been published in JAMA Network has found that military veterans that sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) had an elevated risk of developing cancerous brain tumors. Doctor Ian Stewart, who led this breakthrough study, explains that his team found that veterans that sustained moderate or severe TBIs had their likelihood of developing brain cancer increase by 90%. Glioblastoma, or GBM, is the most common type of brain cancer, and fatalities from this cancer are high. On average, individuals diagnosed with this type of cancer survive for 14 months only. While this link between TBIs and GBM…











