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The Fact's
- The cause of brain tumors is unknown
- A brain tumor is a cluster of abnormal cells growing in the brain
- Standard treatments include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
- An estimated 62,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed in 2010.
- Brain tumors are difficult to diagnose because their symptoms often mimic other diseases.
- More knowledge about brain tumors has been gained in the last ten years than in the past hundred years
- There are 130 different types of brain tumors, making diagnosis and treatment very difficult
- Brain tumors have no socio-economic boundaries and do not discriminate among gender or ethnicity
- Brain tumors in children are different from those in adults, and consequently, are treated differently.
- As many as 69% of children will survive, but they are often left with long-term side effects
- Research that focuses specifically on pediatric brain tumors is crucial to saving childrens lives and improving survivors quality of life
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