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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Glioblastoma is the the most common adult primary intracranial neoplasm worldwide.[1]
- The incidence of glioblastoma is estimated to be 3.2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[2]
Age
- Glioblastoma is a common disease that tends to affect older adult and elderly population.
- The median age at diagnosis is 64 years.[2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with glioblastoma than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.5:1.[1]
Race
- Glioblastoma usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. African american, hispanic, and asian individuals are less likely to develop glioblastoma.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Epidemiology of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thakkar JP, Dolecek TA, Horbinski C, Ostrom QT, Lightner DD, Barnholtz-Sloan JS; et al. (2014). "Epidemiologic and molecular prognostic review of glioblastoma". Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 23 (10): 1985–96. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0275. PMC 4185005. PMID 25053711.