ACTIVE teenagers may be protected [...].ACTIVE teenagers may be protected against the risk of deadly brain cancer, a study suggests. People who are physically active during adolescence have 36% less chance of developing the disease than those who are inactive, researchers found. The scientists were studying glioma glioma /gli·o·ma/ (gli-o´mah) a tumor composed of neuroglia in any of its states of development; sometimes extended to include all intrinsic neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, as astrocytomas, ependymomas, etc. , the most common form of brain cancer. The new study looked at whether markers of early life energy expenditure and intake were related to glioma risk. Almost 500,000 men and women answered questions about their physical activity, body weight and height. Over the next eight years, 480 of the participants developed glioma brain tumours. Physical activity during adolescence was associated with reduced cancer risk. Dr Steven Moore This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. , from the US National Cancer Institute, said: "Our findings suggest that biological factors related to energy expenditure and growth during childhood may play a role in glioma aetiology aetiology see etiology. ." |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion