Is It Possible For Tumor Research & Baseball To Be Connected?
by Rob Sutter
Tumor research is an important subject, to be certain, but I never would have correlated it to baseball. That is, however, until recently when news of Darren Daulton being diagnosed had come to light. While this story about the retired Phillies catcher is an unfortunate one, I did not think about just how many of these cases actually existed within the sport. To say that this kind of story is worthy of attention is an understatement, since it has to be wondered whether or not these cases are connected.
A written piece on TIME.com talked about how Daulton had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, which is considered to be the most aggressive growth in <a href="https://twitter.com/VABC">tumor research</a>. Any authority on the matter, Voices against Brain Cancer included, would be able to tell you the same. There have been other names in the sport as well who have passed away because of this condition, Gary Carter and Ken Brett just to name a few. Each of these men had played catcher in their time, which is something to consider.
Steroids are some of the most commonly utilized substances in sports and baseball is one of them. Football can be considered another one of them - albeit to a somewhat smaller degree - and one of the more prominent cases has got to be with defensive lineman known as Lyle Alzado. He passed away in 1992 but it was later revealed that he had made use of anabolic steroids throughout his career. Brain lymphoma was what he had but I think that this is a point to bring up nonetheless.
Is it possible that these <a href="http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/brain-tumor/DS00281.html">factors</a> are connected to this cancer type in some way or another? I think that it's a possibility but you have to keep in mind that no one knows where exactly this type of cancer comes about from. We do not exactly know why this condition is seen individuals, so maybe there is evidence that said factors can be linked together. I believe that we'll find better results and that we will be able to make better conclusions as to where this condition stems from.
When you get down to it, I think that this is a matter of the condition occurring as you become older. Daulton had been a retired ball player for a number of years, so it is fair to assume that the condition came about as a result. Glioblastoma is a condition which impacts many Americans, around 18,000 for those who want more solid statistics. Tumor research is going to be done constantly, though, which gives me hope that there will be results which can be utilized in the long run.
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Title: Is It Possible For Tumor Research & Baseball To Be Connected?
Author: Rob Sutter
Email: seo@fishbat.com
Keywords: voices against brain cancer, brain cancer awareness, brain cancer, brain cancer research, brain tumors, glioblastoma, disease illness, health
Word Count: 464
Category: Disease & Illness
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