{"id":76346,"date":"2024-02-16T18:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/16\/some-traumatic-brain-injuries-linked-to-increased-risk-of-brain-cancer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:18:17","slug":"some-traumatic-brain-injuries-linked-to-increased-risk-of-brain-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/02\/16\/some-traumatic-brain-injuries-linked-to-increased-risk-of-brain-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Some traumatic brain injuries linked to increased risk of brain cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans of the Global War on Terror who have suffered moderate-to-severe or penetrating traumatic brain injuries <\/a>are at a significantly increased risk of developing brain cancer<\/a>, according to a study published Thursday to the Journal of the American Medical Association\u2019s open network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderate or severe TBI showed a 90% increased risk for brain cancer, and those with penetrating TBI had a threefold risk, researchers from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTraumatic brain injury is not only common in the military, but also in the general population as well,\u201d Air Force Col. (Dr.) Ian Stewart, study author and professor at USU, said in a release. \u201cWhile these results may not be generalizable to the population at large, given that military cohorts are different from the general population in many ways, it is possible that more severe TBI increases risk in the civilian population as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study examined the medical records of nearly 2 million veterans from 2004 to 2019, finding that while concussions \u2015 also known as mild TBI\u2015 were not associated with an increased risk of brain cancer, more serious head injuries were.<\/p>\n\n\n\t