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What is Brain Tumor Awareness Month?
In May, we come together for Brain Tumor Awareness Month – a month dedicated to education, raising awareness and shining a light on a patient population that is often overlooked.
The need for new and innovative ways to treat brain tumor patients has never been more critical. Research suggests 1.4 million patients worldwide are struggling with malignant brain tumors and by the end of the year, another 256,000 will be diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. (info collected from Ivy Brain Tumor Center website)
- According to The American Brain Tumor Association:
- Each year, approximately 17,200 people die from a malignant brain tumor. Survival after diagnosis with a primary brain tumor varies significantly by age, race, geographical location, tumor type, tumor location, and molecular markers.
- Nearly one-third (27.9 percent) of brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors are malignant.
- Brain and CNS tumors are the most common cancer diagnosed in children aged 0-14.
- Brain and other CNS tumors are the fifth most common cancer.
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