Brain Tumor Facts :
Each year , nearly 20,000
Americans are diagnosed with primary brain tumors .
Facts about Neuro-Oncology
Each year , nearly 20,000 Americans are diagnosed with primary brain tumors , the majority of which are malignant , and almost 13,000 people die from the disease . Sadly , most patients with malignant primary brain tumors ( gliomas ) live no more than one to two years after diagnosis . Typical treatments , while somewhat effective , still have much progress to make , especially considering the neurological side effects patients must often deal with while undergoing treatment .
Brain Tumor Facts :
d Brain cancer can arise from many different types of brain cells ( primary brain cancer ) or occur when cancer cells from another part of the body spread ( metastasize ) to the brain .
d Symptoms of brain cancer vary but often include weakness , difficulty walking , seizures and headaches . Other common symptoms are nausea , vomiting , blurry vision or a change in a person ’ s alertness , mental capacity , memory , speech or personality .
d Metastatic brain tumors are the most common brain tumor . Although statistics for brain metastases are not readily available , it is estimated that there are more metastatic than primary malignant brain tumors per year .
Each year , nearly 20,000
Americans are diagnosed with primary brain tumors .
20,000
Americans d Brain tumors are the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children ( both males and females ) under age 20 after leukemia .
d Brain tumors are the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in males ages 20-39 ( after leukemia ) and the fifth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in females ages 20-39 .
d The majority of primary tumors ( 34 percent ) are located within the meninges , the membranes that envelop the central nervous system , followed by those located within the frontal , temporal , parietal and occipital lobes of the brain ( 22 percent ).
d Gliomas , a broad term which includes all tumors arising from the supportive ( or “ gluey ”) tissue of the brain , represent 30 percent of all brain tumors and 80 percent of all malignant tumors .
d Glioblastomas represent 17 percent of all primary brain tumors and 54 percent of all gliomas . They are the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans .
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