According to the American Brain Tumor Association:
- Nearly 80,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed this year. Approximately one-third or 32% of brain and CNS tumors are malignant.
- This includes more than 25,000 primary malignant and 53,000 non-malignant brain tumors.
- There are approximately 700,000 people in the U.S. living with a primary brain and central nervous system tumor.
- This year, more than 16,000 people will lose their battle with a primary malignant and central nervous system brain tumor.
- Survival after diagnosis with a primary brain tumor varies significantly by age, histology, molecular markers and tumor behavior.
- There are more than 120 histologically or molecularly distinct types of primary brain and central nervous system tumors.