A few risk factors for brain and spinal cord tumors include⁴:

• Family History: In rare cases, brain and spinal cord tumors run in families and include neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2, tuberous sclerosis, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Turcot syndrome, Gorlin syndrome and Cowden syndrome.
• Radiation Exposure
• Weakened Immune System

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