People with Traumatic Brain Injury More Likely to Die From Brain Cancer than General Population

People with traumatic brain injury more likely to die from brain cancer than general population

Daniel Daneshvar, MD, Ph.D., director of the HealthSpan Lab and Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham, and Charlotte Luster, of the HealthSpan Lab, are the senior and lead authors of a paper published in Neuroepidemiology, "Brain Cancer Mortality following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A TBI Model Systems Study."

Brain injury survivors face higher risk of brain cancer death

Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD, director of the HealthSpan Lab and Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham, and Charlotte Luster, of the HealthSpan Lab, are the senior and lead authors of a paper published in Neuroepidemiology, "Brain Cancer Mortality following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A TBI Model Systems Study."

Research Spotlight: People with Traumatic Brain Injury More Likely to Die from Brain Cancer Than General Population

By analyzing data from the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database, Mass General Brigham researchers found that a history of traumatic brain injury was associated with increased risk of brain cancer mortality.

TBI Linked to Higher Brain Cancer Mortality Risk

A new study reveals that a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with an elevated risk of brain cancer mortality.