Iraq, Afghanistan Vets' Brain Injury May Elevate Cancer Risk

JAMA Network

About The Study: Moderate or severe and penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) were associated with the subsequent development of brain cancer in this study of more than 1.9 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. However, mild TBI was not associated with later brain cancer diagnoses.

Authors: Ian J. Stewart, M.D., of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.54588)

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