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| Facts About Brain Tumors |
Each year more than 100,000 people in the United States and 10,000 people
in Canada will be diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor.
Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in children under the
age of 20, now surpassing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and are the
third leading cause of cancer death in your adults ages 20-39.
in Canada will be diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor.
Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in children under the
age of 20, now surpassing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and are the
third leading cause of cancer death in your adults ages 20-39.
Metastatic brain tumors (cancer that spreads from other parts of the body to the brain)
occur at some point in 20-40% of people with cancer and are the most common type of brain
tumor. The incidence of metastatic brain tumors has been increasing as cancer patients live
longer.
In the United States, the overall incidence of all primary brain tumors is more than 11 per
100,000 people.
There are over 120 different types of brain tumors, making effective treatment very
complicated.
occur at some point in 20-40% of people with cancer and are the most common type of brain
tumor. The incidence of metastatic brain tumors has been increasing as cancer patients live
longer.
In the United States, the overall incidence of all primary brain tumors is more than 11 per
100,000 people.
There are over 120 different types of brain tumors, making effective treatment very
complicated.