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novapsychePoverty Raises Brain Tumor Risk, U.S. Study Says
Poor people are more likely to develop brain tumors but it is unclear why, researchers reported on Tuesday.
The study of Michigan residents on Medicaid, the government health care plan for the needy, may not reflect the full population but raises questions about the possible causes of brain cancer, the researchers said.
Paula Sherwood and colleagues at Michigan State University studied 1,006 cases of brain cancer for their report, published in the latest issue of the journal Neurology.
They found the overall rate of brain cancer in Michigan was 8.1 cases per 100,000 people over two years. Of those with low incomes -- defined as qualifying for Medicaid -- there were 14.2 cases per 100,000 people.
For their study, Sherwood's team did not include patients under 25 or over the age of 84.
Men under the age of 44 on Medicaid were at least four times more likely to develop brain cancer than wealthier men. Women in the same category were 2.6 times as likely to develop brain tumors.
Poor people are more likely to develop brain tumors but it is unclear why, researchers reported on Tuesday.
The study of Michigan residents on Medicaid, the government health care plan for the needy, may not reflect the full population but raises questions about the possible causes of brain cancer, the researchers said.
Paula Sherwood and colleagues at Michigan State University studied 1,006 cases of brain cancer for their report, published in the latest issue of the journal Neurology.
They found the overall rate of brain cancer in Michigan was 8.1 cases per 100,000 people over two years. Of those with low incomes -- defined as qualifying for Medicaid -- there were 14.2 cases per 100,000 people.
For their study, Sherwood's team did not include patients under 25 or over the age of 84.
Men under the age of 44 on Medicaid were at least four times more likely to develop brain cancer than wealthier men. Women in the same category were 2.6 times as likely to develop brain tumors.
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