Malignant Tumors of the Central Nervous System
Auvinen, A; Withrow, D; Rajaraman, P; Haapasalo, H; Inskip, Peter D. (2020)
Lataukset:
Auvinen, A
Withrow, D
Rajaraman, P
Haapasalo, H
Inskip, Peter D.
Teoksen toimittaja(t)
Anttila, S
Boffetta, P
Springer
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202301051109
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202301051109
Kuvaus
Peer reviewed
Tiivistelmä
Malignant tumors of the central nervous system in adults comprise a heterogeneous group of malignancies, the largest subgroups comprising astrocytomas, ependymomas, and oligodendrogliomas. Glioblastomas are the most common tumor type, and they have dismal prognosis. Due to differences in cell type of origin, as well as pathogenesis, it is plausible that their etiology also differs between tumor types. The etiology of malignant CNS tumors is largely unknown and no occupational risk factors have been definitively identified. High doses of ionizing radiation increase the risk, but in occupational settings the dose levels appear too small to result in discernible excesses. Several studies have assessed possible effect of extremely low frequency and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, but the results are inconsistent. Increased brain tumor risk has been reported in agricultural workers, but no specific exposure has been linked to them. Pesticides have been analyzed in several studies without showing a clear increase in risk.
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- TUNICRIS-julkaisut [19214]