Risk Factors And Causes Per Type Of Brain Tumour

Type One Of Brain cancer: Glioblastoma (Introduction)

Subtype One of Glioblastoma: Astrocytoma

Subtype Two of Glioblastoma: Oligodendroglioma

Risk factors of Glioblastoma

Type Two Of Brain cancer: Ependymoma (Introduction)

Risk factors of Ependymal tumours

Type Three Of Brain cancer: Medulloblastoma (Introduction)

Risk factors of Medulloblastoma

Type Four Of Brain cancer: Meningioma (Introduction)

Risk factors of meningioma

Subtype One of Meningioma: Spinal meningioma

Subtype Two of Meningioma: Anaplastic meningioma

Other risk factors of Meningioma: Schwannomatosis

Type Five Of Brain cancer: Primary Central Nervous System (lymphoma introduction)

Risk factors of PCNSL (lymphoma)

Type SIx Of Brain cancer: Germ cell tumours (introduction)

Risk factors of Germ cell tumours and its subtypes

References

Useful resources and further reading

World Health Organisation 2021 Classification of Brain Tumours

NICE Guidelines for Brain Tumour management

Brain Tumour Charity

MacMillan Support: Understanding Primary Brain Tumours

National Health Service: Brain tumours

Cancer Research UK: Brain Tumours

Cancer Research UK: Brain Tumour Facts

Updated April 2025 Next Review March 2027

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