I’ve always thought that
obesity and diabetes were risk factors for meningioma.
But the results of a
research study in The British Journal of
Cancer reports findings that contradict that belief and previous studies. Here’s
a link to the abstract: http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/bjc2016157a.html
Science
Daily highlighted this contradiction
writing “In a surprising twist,
benign brain tumors that have previously been tied to obesity and diabetes are
less likely to emerge in those with high blood sugar, new research has found.”
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620100649.htm
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620100649.htm
The Science Daily article provided context noting that “… previous research had established that the slow-growing
tumors are more common among people who are obese and those who have diabetes,
researchers led by The Ohio State University's Judith Schwartzbaum set out to
look for a relationship between meningiomas and blood markers, including
glucose.”
This relationship made sense to me as a non-scientist and a meningioma
survivor: if I lead an unhealthy lifestyle, I could get whacked with a brain
tumor. The unexpected finding seems to have also confused Schwartzbaum who said:
"It's so unexpected. Usually diabetes and high blood sugar raises the risk
of cancer, and it's the opposite here."
And she should know, Schwartzbaum is an associate professor of epidemiology
and a researcher in Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
This confusion or unexpected
result has dampened my sense of
control, or at least my hope that I can improve my odds of avoiding a
meningioma reoccurrence by doing what I thought made sense – staying thin. Now
another weapon/practice/solution has been deleted from my arsenal.
Arrggghhh!
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