Prevalence and Incidence of Brain cancer

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Brain cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Brain cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Brain cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Brain cancer diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Incidence (annual) of Brain cancer: 17,000 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate: brain and other nervous system)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 16,000 or 0.01% or 17,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence of Brain cancer: Each year more than 17,000 people in the United States find out they have a brain tumor.¹

Incidence statistics about Brain cancer: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Brain cancer:

18,400 new cases for brain/nervous system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
10,540 new male cases for brain/nervous system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
7,860 new female cases for brain/nervous system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
1,300 new cases in men of brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
1,050 new cases in women of brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
8 per 100,000 new cases in men of brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
6 per 100,000 new cases in women of brain cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from What You Need To Know About Brain Tumors: NCI

Last revision: May 26, 2003

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