ASMR

• The number one cause of death in children is accidents (44%), followed by cancer (10%).

• Of childhood cancers, leukemias are the most common followed by CNS neoplasms (~20%)

• Of pediatric CNS neoplasms, gliomas are most common (lowgrade astrocytomas ~35–50%, brainstem gliomas ~15%, malignant astrocytomas ~10%, optic pathway gliomas ~5%)