Recently, it seems like the subject of tumor research has found its way into baseball. For those who aren't familiar with the sport or perhaps do not keep up with the news, recently Darren Daulton was diagnosed, which is an unfortunate piece of news. While this is definitely newsworthy, what I did not think about at the time was how many actual cases have occurred in the sport. It's a subject that deserves the attention of this kind of research since one coincidence has seemingly occurred after another.
According to TIME.com, Daulton had been diagnosed with glioblastoma in particular and those in tumor research can tell you that this is the most common yet aggressive growth seen. Just about every authority such as Voices against Brain Cancer can say just how troubling this particular condition can be. There have been many other names who have been diagnosed with the same condition, Ken Brett and Gary Carter being a couple. Each of them played catcher, so what if that has something to do with it?
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.
Well, it's hard to say whether or not there is a plausible connection between these factors. After all, no one truly knows where exactly this condition arises from and, as a result, no one can make a prediction on the matter. Perhaps the position of each player had something to do with it and we just haven't come up with true evidence. This is unfortunate yet it's the reason why research is done so heavily on the matter and we hope that better results come about.
Perhaps it's all up to age and it's a condition which comes about as you become older. After all, Daulton had been retired from the Phillies for quite some time but the idea of this condition can strike many other individuals as well. The written piece said that glioblastoma impacts around 18,000 Americans each year, which is a shocking statistic to consider. Hopefully with more tumor research being done day after day, more positive results rise to the surface and they will be ones which can be utilized.
According to TIME.com, Daulton had been diagnosed with glioblastoma in particular and those in tumor research can tell you that this is the most common yet aggressive growth seen. Just about every authority such as Voices against Brain Cancer can say just how troubling this particular condition can be. There have been many other names who have been diagnosed with the same condition, Ken Brett and Gary Carter being a couple. Each of them played catcher, so what if that has something to do with it?
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.
Well, it's hard to say whether or not there is a plausible connection between these factors. After all, no one truly knows where exactly this condition arises from and, as a result, no one can make a prediction on the matter. Perhaps the position of each player had something to do with it and we just haven't come up with true evidence. This is unfortunate yet it's the reason why research is done so heavily on the matter and we hope that better results come about.
Perhaps it's all up to age and it's a condition which comes about as you become older. After all, Daulton had been retired from the Phillies for quite some time but the idea of this condition can strike many other individuals as well. The written piece said that glioblastoma impacts around 18,000 Americans each year, which is a shocking statistic to consider. Hopefully with more tumor research being done day after day, more positive results rise to the surface and they will be ones which can be utilized.
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