Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Could Brain Tumor Research & Cytomegalovirus Come Together?

By Rob Sutter


From what I've learned, brain tumor research has always had the ability to keep a sense of focus. The study has always been done on the tumors in general and very rarely has it gone any other way, which I find to be very telling. That being said, I can't help but notice a number of stories come down the pipeline detailing that there are possible connections. With one particular story, it seems like the link to cancer may just be stronger than what people expected in the past.

According to a report on Science Daily, it seems like there has been evidence linking this cancer to cytomegalovirus, which is a condition which rests dormant in most Americans. While it doesn't cause cancer on its own, it's possible that it can influence the rate at which tumors grow. This is because of how it can silent the genes known as P53 and NF1. These genes work as suppressors of sorts, meaning that they can cause cells to die out before they have the chance to become malignant.

If you want more in the way of details, a medical journal talked about them extensively; this may assist in terms of brain tumor research. "Cancer Research" published that 50 to 80 percent of Americans may find themselves with CMV by 40 years old. This virus can be transmitted in a couple of ways, one of them being through saliva. Organizations along the lines of V.A.B.C. can probably tell you that while this condition may rest dormant at first, symptoms can be more noticeable in due time.

If you're talking about symptoms of cytomegalovirus, though, this depends on how early the onset is. Those who were infected before they were born do not show any symptoms and any which are visible are so miniscule that you cannot determine them. However, teens that develop them may be more obvious such as tiredness and fatigue. Greater symptoms include even an enlarged liver or spleen, though these are just some of the general concepts that you can tie into this condition and may not apply to everyone.

It seems like brain tumor research has a number of details tied into it and I don't think that anyone will be able to argue with the sentiment. However, I believe that further therapies will be constructed in due time. After all, with these kinds of stories being shown on the Internet, doesn't it sound like a given that efforts will be made to tailor therapies based on them? Hopefully such cases are seen so that, maybe, we will see solid cures sooner as opposed to later.




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