I am seeking valid research between this correlation as I observed a significant increase in gravid and post gravid women with a diagnosis of glioblastoma or astrocytoma. I wondered if the pregnancy hormones triggered the growth of these tumors?
Direct correlation between one hormone (like the estrogen receptors and meningioma) is difficult on the sea of the browsing.
Although Human Chorionic gonadotropin HCG will come down after placental delivery, a new set of hormonal changes occur as guided by hypothalamo-pituitary axis, for example Prolactin.
I am not an expert, but wondered what will be the status of EGFR, p53, pRB, p16, p19,