Glioma
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Facts about glioma:
Gliomas are the most common form of
brain cancer
.
They account for about half of malignant
brain tumors
.
Astrocytomas
are the most common type of glioma.
The annual incidence of gliomas in the US is about 7 per 100,000 people.
Males develop
brain cancer
slightly more often than females.
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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2008
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Glioma References:
Laperriere N, Zuraw L, Cairncross G; Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative Neuro-Oncology Disease Site Group. Radiotherapy for newly diagnosed malignant glioma in adults: a systematic review. Radiother Oncol. 2002 Sep;64(3):259-73.
Salvati M, Caroli E, Orlando ER, Frati A, Artizzu S, Ferrante L. Multicentric glioma: our experience in 25 patients and critical review of the literature. Neurosurg Rev. 2003 Oct;26(4):275-9.
Stewart LA. Chemotherapy in adult high-grade glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from 12 randomised trials. Lancet. 2002 Mar 23;359(9311):1011-8.
