CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2007-2011

Abstract

The objective of the CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2009–2013 is to provide a comprehensive summary of the current descriptive epidemiology of primary brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors in the United States (US) population. CBTRUS obtained the latest available data on all newly diagnosed primary brain and CNS tumors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program for diagnosis years 2009–2013. Incidence counts and rates of primary malignant and non-malignant brain and other CNS tumors are documented by histology, sex, age, race, and Hispanic ethnicity. Mortality rates calculated using the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) data from 2009–2013, and relative survival rates for selected malignant and non-malignant histologies calculated using SEER data for the period...