Brain tumor, adult is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Brain tumor, adult, or a subtype of Brain tumor, adult,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Brain tumor, adult: Introduction
Broader types of Brain tumor, adult:
Incidence (annual) of Brain tumor, adult: estimated 20,500 new cases of brain cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2007, National Cancer Institute website
Incidence Rate of Brain tumor, adult: approx 1 in 13,268 or 0.01% or 20,500 people in USA [about data]
Complications of Brain tumor, adult:
see complications of Brain tumor, adult
Causes of Brain tumor, adult: see causes of Brain tumor, adult
Symptoms of Brain tumor, adult: see symptoms of Brain tumor, adult
Complications of Brain tumor, adult: see complications of Brain tumor, adult
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Brain tumor, adult.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Brain tumor, adult.
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Brain tumor, adult: Neurologist
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Brain tumor, adult.
Treatments for Brain tumor, adult:
see treatments for Brain tumor, adult
Main name of condition: Brain tumor, adult
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