Infections could play a key role in triggering certain types of adult brain cancer, scientists suggest. An international research team, led by Newcastle University experts analysed a database of brain tumour cases. They found clusters at different times in different places, as seen with other conditions caused by infections. The findings, in the European Journal of Cancer, may help development of better preventative measures for cancer and better treatments. Brain cancer is not very common and, unlike many other cancers, does not usually spread to other parts of the body. About 2,500 men and 1,800 women are diagnosed with brain cancer each year in the UK.
