Brain tumor epidemiology and demographics

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Overview
Classification Adult brain tumors Glioblastoma multiforme Oligodendroglioma Meningioma Hemangioblastoma Pituitary adenoma Schwannoma Primary CNS lymphoma Childhood brain tumors Pilocytic astrocytoma Medulloblastoma Ependymoma Craniopharyngioma Pinealoma Metastasis Lung cancer Breast cancer Melanoma Gastrointestinal tract cancer Renal cell carcinoma Osteoblastoma Head and neck cancer Neuroblastoma Lymphoma Prostate cancer
Causes
Differentiating Brain Tumor from other Diseases

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.

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