Is glioma really hereditary?

Many people think that headaches are minor problems. If headaches occur, accompanied by vomiting, decreased vision, and epilepsy, then you should go to the hospital for treatment. The signs of brain glioma need to be confirmed. Will this disease be inherited? This has caused trouble for many patients. Let's learn about whether glioma is inherited.

First, let's understand what glioma is; glioma is a tumor that occurs in the neuroectoderm, so it is also called neuroectodermal tumor or neuroepithelial tumor. The tumor originates from neural interstitial cells, namely glia, ependyma, choroid plexus epithelium and neural parenchymal cells, namely neurons. Most tumors originate from different types of glia, but based on the similar histological origin and biological characteristics, various tumors that occur in the neuroectoderm are generally called gliomas.

There is no clear evidence that gliomas are definitely hereditary, and the medical community has been debating this issue. However, a small number of brain tumors are indeed hereditary, which means that there are congenital brain tumors, such as bilateral acoustic neuromas in multiple neurofibromatosis, which are caused by a genetic defect on chromosomes and have a hereditary tendency. This type of brain tumor can occur in several generations, and several people in the same generation may have it.

Will glioma be passed on to the next generation? More and more patients have died from glioma. Many patients with glioma are very worried that their disease will be passed on to their children. Regardless of whether glioma will be passed on to children, it is necessary for everyone to take precautions. Pay attention to food hygiene to prevent carcinogens such as benzopyrene and nitrosamine from entering the body. Pay attention to personal hygiene, exercise, enhance immunity, and prevent infection. Once a brain problem occurs, you must go to a regular hospital for examination as soon as possible.