CBTRUS Statistical Report: Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Childhood and Adolescent Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2017-2021
Mackenzie Price, Christine Ann Pittman Ballard, Julia Benedetti, Carol Kruchko, Jill S. Barnholtz‐Sloan, Quinn T. Ostrom
Abstract
This report comprehensively describes the most up-to-date incidence of primary brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children and adolescents (ages 0-19 years old), utilizing population-based data collected and reported by central cancer registries covering 99.9% of the United States population. Overall, brain and other CNS tumors are the most common cancer and the most common cause of cancer death in children and adolescents. This report aims to serve as a resource for researchers, clinicians, patients, and families.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCentral nervous systemIncidence (geometry)CancerPediatricsChildhood cancerBrain tumorBrain cancerPediatric cancerCentral nervous system diseasePrimary central nervous system lymphomaPrimary cancerFoundation (evidence)DiseaseIntensive care medicineCause of deathEpidemiologyOncologyCancer incidencePathologyPrimary tumorGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentBrain Metastases and TreatmentChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life