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‘Increased risk of brain tumours’ from birth control jab, study suggests
29 Mar 2024 03:00 GMT
A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that people using injectable medroxyprogesterone acetate for more than a year appear to have a higher risk of meningioma – a tumour of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
It is …
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Hormonal Meds for Birth Control, Menopause Linked to Brain Tumors
28 Mar 2024 20:44 GMT
… to a heightened risk for brain tumors in some women, a new … 18,000 women who underwent surgery for intracranial meningioma between 2009 … link between the drugs and brain tumors.
More research is needed to …
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Woman, 38, shares what awake brain surgery is like — and why Taylor Swift played a role
29 Mar 2024 01:38 GMT
… mentioned a couple different brain tumor types that he thought … frightened" about the surgery, but she knew singing … me got me through the surgery,” Campione said.
Hackensack Meridian … singing during awake brain surgery
During an awake craniotomy, …
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'It came as quite a shock' - Man diagnosed with brain tumour after fall
28 Mar 2024 17:42 GMT
… people are diagnosed with primary brain tumours in this country each … in Cork and I had surgery - they were able to … brain tumours.
You can text BTI to 50300 to donate €4 to Brain Tumour … fund much needed research for brain tumours, which kill more children …
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Prolonged Progestogen Use Linked to Brain Tumor Risk
28 Mar 2024 17:38 GMT
… brain tumor. Researchers analyzed data from 18,061 women who underwent surgery … Key Facts:
Link to Brain Tumours Identified: Prolonged use of … of intracranial meningioma requiring surgery.
Wide Use of Progestogens … developing a type of brain tumour known as an …
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Contraception used in the UK linked to an increased risk of brain tumour
28 Mar 2024 17:09 GMT
A study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found people using injectable medroxyprogesterone acetate for more than a year appear have a higher risk of meningioma – a tumour of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
It is usually …
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Contraceptive injections used by some UK women linked to brain tumour risk
28 Mar 2024 14:27 GMT
… developing a rare type of brain tumour.
Prolonged use of certain drugs … ,061 women who underwent meningioma surgery between 2009 and 2018.
Each … Karen Noble, from the charity Brain Tumour Research, said: "Although this …
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Injectable contraception linked to increased risk of brain tumour
28 Mar 2024 13:29 GMT
… risk of a type of brain tumour.
The study, published … 58) who underwent meningioma surgery from 2009-18.
Each … the United Kingdom.
A Brain Tumour Research spokesperson said to … risk factors of brain tumours is beneficial to the brain tumour community; it …
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Schoolboy, 7, is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour which kills most sufferers within a year after he kept bumping into furniture
28 Mar 2024 12:22 GMT
… midline glioma (DIPG).
The rare brain tumour, which strikes about 20 to … the cancer and healthy tissue surgery is usually impossible.
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Researchers identify increased brain tumor risk with specific contraceptive use
28 Mar 2024 10:44 GMT
In a recent study published in BMJ, researchers evaluated the intracranial meningioma risk associated with progestogen use.
Study: Use of progestogens and the risk of intracranial meningioma: national case-control study. Image Credit: fongbeerredhot/ …