TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Brain Cancer A1 - Kim, Lyndon A1 - Fine, Howard A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Frame, James N. A2 - Kohler, David R. A2 - Fojo, Tito PY - 2016 T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:23,380 (male: 12,820; female: 10,560. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)7.7 per 100,000 men 5.4 per 100,000 womenDeaths:Estimated 14,320 in 2014 (male: 8,090; female: 6,230)Median age at diagnosis:57 yearsMale to female ratio:Slight male predominance in the incidence of malignant brain tumorsSiegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2014;64:9–29Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov (accessed in 2013) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159123010 ER -