Why are rapidly growing cancers that originate in nervous tissue most likely?

Question

to be composed of neuroglial cells rather than neurons?

Answer 1

Well, statistically speaking there are about ten glial cells for every neuron. If they all have equal chances of becoming cancerous, we would then expect ten glial tumors for every neuronal tumor.

It also bears mention that glial cells, with their control of nutrients and blood supply and ability to continue dividing into adulthood, would seem to require less modification to become a tumor than the normally quiescent neuron.

Answer 2

This might be hard for me to explain, but glial cells are morel likely to grow cancerous because they undergo cell division - neurons do not. neurons really only provide an electrical signal to tell other parts of the body what to do.

Answer 3

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