In recent years, several major medical studies have identified a potential association between the Depo-Provera birth control shot and the development of meningioma brain tumors. Meningioma is ...
Using the progestogen-only contractive pill "desogestrel" for more than five years may increase the risk of developing a type of brain tumor known as an "intracranial meningioma," a new study has ...
Abemaciclib improved progression-free survival at 6 months in meningiomas with NF2 or CDK pathway alterations, achieving a 58 ...
Verzenio showed promising efficacy in high-grade meningiomas with CDK pathway or NF2 alterations, achieving progression-free survival at six months in 14 of 24 patients. Patients with NF2 alterations ...
1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use was tied to higher meningioma risk in a large U.S. study. Other contraceptives, including IUDs and combined oral pills, showed no increased meningioma risk.
From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic, investigators report that depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use was associated with a higher relative risk of meningioma ...