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Health Encyclopedia: Brain Tumors: Primary Prognosis
Prognosis
About 13,100 people die from cancerous brain tumors each year. Recent advances in surgical and radiation treatments have significantly extended average survival times and can reduce the size and progression of malignant gliomas. In general, survival rates are highest in younger people and lowest in the elderly.
In general, studies are reporting that patients who survive the first 2 years after a diagnosis of a brain tumor have at least a 70% chance of surviving for at least 5 years. The ...
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