Brain Cancer Connection for Former Ball Players?

Tuesday, 16 July 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Four former Phillies players have died or been diagnosed with brain cancer in the last decade. All four played during the same era at Veterans Stadium. The Philadelphia Inquirer wants to know if that’s a coincidence or something bigger. Experts say the rate of cancer for former players is about three times what it is in the total male population. They also say it’s impossible to rule out the “possibility that it’s random bad luck.” Brain cancer can be caused by radiation and gene mutations but also by exposure to hormones, not unlike those found in anabolic steroids.

SOURCE: Philadelphia Inquirer