RT Book, Section
A1 Kim, Lyndon
A1 Fine, Howard
A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M.
A2 Frame, James N.
A2 Kohler, David R.
A2 Fojo, Tito
SR Print(0)
ID 1159123010
T1 Brain Cancer
T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637893
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159123010
RD 2024/04/25
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)