Table 1.
Brain cancer incidence rates for Black patients in the United States by gender; separate analysis was performed for time ranges 1973–2008 and 1998–2008 to account for difference in annual rate of change in incidence.
| Tumor histology | Men | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–2008 | 1998–2008 | 1973–2008 | 1998–2008 | 1973–2008 | 1998–2008 | |
| Meningioma, malignant | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.28 |
| Glioma, NOS | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.31 |
| Lymphoma | 1.00 | 0.81 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.70 | 0.65 |
| Astrocytoma, NOS | 0.80 | 0.31 | 0.60 | 0.18 | 0.70 | 0.23 |
| Anaplastic astrocytoma | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| Glioblastoma | 2.30 | 2.61 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.80 | 2.08 |