One in 161 Americans will get brain or cancer of the central nervous system in their lifetime

One in 161 Americans will get brain or cancer of the central nervous system in their lifetime

One in 161 Americans (0.62%) will be diagnosed with brain or other central nervous system (CNS) cancer during their lifetime according to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States. The risk is greater for males (1 in 144 or 0.69%) than females (1 in 182 or 0.55%):  About three out of four people (74%)  who develop brain or CNS cancer will die from this disease.

The risk of being diagnosed with a non-malignant (i.e., non-cancerous) brain or CNS tumor is about twice as great (14.75 vs. 7.23 per 100,000 per year).

For information about brain tumor incidence and trends over time and the link between wireless phone use and brain tumor risk see"Brain Tumor Rates Are Rising in the US: The Role of Cell Phone & Cordless Phone Use" at http://bit.ly/risingtumors.

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Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Director
Center for Family and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley

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