Statistics About Brain Tumors Health Article
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Some people use statistical reports to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer or of being cured. Remember that statistics show what happens with large groups of people. Because no two people are alike, statistics can't be used to know or predict what will happen to you.
These are some 2007 statistics from the American Cancer Society about brain and nervous system tumors.
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About 20,500 Americans will be told they have a cancerous brain, spinal cord, or other nervous system tumors this year.
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Brain tumors can develop at any age. But they occur most often in children younger than 10-years-old and in adults 30 to 50-years-old.
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Cancerous brain and spinal cord tumors are the second most common cancers affecting children. They make up about 22% of all cancerous childhood tumors.
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Cancerous brain tumors make up about 1% of all cancers. They cause 2% of all cancer-related deaths.