Did You Know

Difficult to treat, brain tumors are a complex and devastating disease due to their location at the control center for thought, emotion and physical function. Brain tumors severely compromise the quality of life.

• The incidence rate is increasing with no known cause and no cure.
• Brain tumors are the leading cause of solid tumor cancer deaths in children through high school age.
• Brain tumors are the second leading cause of cancer deaths in young adults ages 20 to 39.
• Brain tumors are the second fastest growing cause of cancer death among those over age 65.
• There are over 120 different types of brain tumors.
• Brain tumor research is under-funded.
~ Brain Tumor Society