BRAIN TUMOR RISK : HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION TYPE PROVED TO BE THE CAUSE
A type of cancerous tumor arising in glial cells that support and surround the neurons, a specialized cell transmitting impulse, in the brain called "GLIOMA" has been proved to affect men and women with University level of education, lasting at least three years than men and women beyond the period of compulsory schooling, nine years.
Research was also mad known that men, with high university level are likely to have a magnitude of 19% higher of glioma while women a magnitude of 23% higher of glioma and 16% higher of meningioma, a non-cancerous tumor arising in the layers of tissue (meninges) which surround and protects the brain and the spinal cord.
Women, didn't further to acquiring higher education , and men, who didn't attained more than the compusory education level (9 years), have lesser risk of been affected by either glioma or meningioma.
Source: A university degree is linked to a heightened risk of developing a brain tumor, suggests a large observational study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
This researcher based their research on about 4.5 million swede, who were born between 1911 and 1961, and were living in 1991. And were monitored between 1993 and 2010 to see if they developed a primary brain tumor, and information on educational attainment, disposable income, marital status, and occupation was obtained from national insurance, labor market,and national census data.
The risk of glioma was also found to be 26% higher among women who are in professional and managerial roles comparing it to women in manual roles, while the risk of meningioma was 14% higher.
Single men were also proved to have a significantly lower risk of glioma than married/co-habiting men, but, on the other hand, they had a higher risk of meningioma. No such associations were evident among the women.
This is an observational study so no firm conclusions can be drawn about cause and effect, and the researchers point out that they were not able to glean information on potentially influential lifestyle factors.
But they emphasis that their findings were consistent, and they point to the strengths of using population data.
Research was also mad known that men, with high university level are likely to have a magnitude of 19% higher of glioma while women a magnitude of 23% higher of glioma and 16% higher of meningioma, a non-cancerous tumor arising in the layers of tissue (meninges) which surround and protects the brain and the spinal cord.
Women, didn't further to acquiring higher education , and men, who didn't attained more than the compusory education level (9 years), have lesser risk of been affected by either glioma or meningioma.
Source: A university degree is linked to a heightened risk of developing a brain tumor, suggests a large observational study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
This researcher based their research on about 4.5 million swede, who were born between 1911 and 1961, and were living in 1991. And were monitored between 1993 and 2010 to see if they developed a primary brain tumor, and information on educational attainment, disposable income, marital status, and occupation was obtained from national insurance, labor market,and national census data.
The risk of glioma was also found to be 26% higher among women who are in professional and managerial roles comparing it to women in manual roles, while the risk of meningioma was 14% higher.
Single men were also proved to have a significantly lower risk of glioma than married/co-habiting men, but, on the other hand, they had a higher risk of meningioma. No such associations were evident among the women.
This is an observational study so no firm conclusions can be drawn about cause and effect, and the researchers point out that they were not able to glean information on potentially influential lifestyle factors.
But they emphasis that their findings were consistent, and they point to the strengths of using population data.
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