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Brain tumors account for 85% to 90% of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Estimated new cases and deaths from brain tumors and other nervous system tumors in the United States in 2015 | Brain tumors account for 85% to 90% of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Estimated new cases and deaths from brain tumors and other nervous system tumors in the United States in 2015 | ||
*New cases: 22,850. | *New cases: 22,850. | ||
*Deaths: 15,320. | *Deaths: 15,320.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 20 August 2015
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Brain tumor Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiological record suggests a growing share each year of infants and children in the United States affected by brain tumors.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Brain tumors account for 85% to 90% of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Estimated new cases and deaths from brain tumors and other nervous system tumors in the United States in 2015
- New cases: 22,850.
- Deaths: 15,320.[1]
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq