Could brain tissue healing process lead to tumour growth? – Brain Tumour Research

Following the analysis of cells from 26 glioblastoma patients, a Canadian study has concluded that the healing process that kicks in after a stroke, trauma, infection or other brain injury, can actually trigger the development of these brain tumours.
Their findings suggest that mutations can derail the process which is supposed to create new cells to replace those that have been lost — and spur on tumour growth.
Paper author and neurosurgeon, Peter Dirks of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto,…

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