Family history of cancer in benign brain tumor subtypes versus gliomas

Family history of cancer in benign brain tumor subtypes versus gliomas

Purpose: Family history is associated with gliomas, but this association has not ben established for benign brain tumors. Using information from newly diagnosed primary brain tumor patients, we describe patterns of family cancer histories in patients with benign brain tumors and compare those to pat...

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Main Authors: Quinn eOstrom, Yanwen eChen, Karen eDevine, Yingli eWolinsky, Perica eDavitkov, Sarah eRobbins, Rajesh eCherukuri, Ashokkumar ePatel, Rajnish eGupta, Mark eCohen, Jaime eVengoechea Barrios, Cathy eBrewer, Cathy eSchilero, Kathy eSmolenski, Mary eMcGraw, Barbara eDenk, Theresa eNaska, Frances eLaube, Ruth eSteele, Dale eGreene, Alison eKastl, Susan eBell, Dina eAziz, E.A. eChiocca, Christopher eMcPherson, Ronald eWarnick, Gene H Barnett, Andrew E Sloan, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Christopher eMcCulloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Glioma
Meningioma
acoustic neuroma
family history of cancer
pituitary tumor
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2012.00019/full

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