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Characteristics of patients (n = 848)
| Male/female ratio | 439:409 |
| Mean age (range) | 57 years (17–89 years) |
| Glioblastoma | 425 |
| Anaplastic astrocytoma | 191 |
| Anaplastic oligodendroglioma | 66 |
| Other histology* | 166 |
| Place of death | |
| Home | 323 (61%) |
| Hospital | 177 (22.2%) |
| Hospice | 89 (16.8%) |
*ependymoma, medulloblastoma, CNS lymphoma.
