ESTRO PT 2018

CNS Tumors - Epidemiology

I ncidence: 2% of all cancers

In Europe: 57,099 new cases in 2012 (Eucan)

The approximate 5-year survival rate for malignant brain tumors is 34 %.

The 5-year survival rates for anaplastic astrocytoma is 28 % and for glioblastoma 5 %.

Global burden of disease cancer collaboration, JAMA 2015 Ostrom et al, Neuro Oncol, 2015