Table 1.
Characteristics of primary brain and other CNS tumors stratified by behavior and time period of diagnosis (NPCR Survival Data: Data Provided by CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database: NPCR Survival Analytic file, 2004-2017)*
| Characteristic | Malignanta | Non-malignant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2007 N = 61,391 n(%) |
2008–2012 N = 79,918 n(%) |
2013–2017 N = 84,376 n(%) |
2004–2007 N = 140,038 n(%) |
2008–2012 N = 220,879 n(%) |
2013–2017 N = 254,828 n(%) |
|
| Age group | ||||||
| 0–14 | 5,189 (8.5%) | 6,739 (8.4%) | 7,009 (8.3%) | 5,008 (3.6%) | 7,270 (3.3%) | 8,026 (3.1%) |
| 15–39 | 9,587 (16%) | 12,125 (15%) | 12,247 (15%) | 22,662 (16%) | 34,500 (16%) | 37,866 (15%) |
| 40–64 | 25,641 (42%) | 33,611 (42%) | 33,990 (40%) | 60,517 (43%) | 94,140 (43%) | 104,220 (41%) |
| 65+ | 20,974 (34%) | 27,443 (34%) | 31,130 (37%) | 51,851 (37%) | 84,969 (38%) | 104,716 (41%) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 27,314 (44%) | 35,292 (44%) | 37,069 (44%) | 90,460 (65%) | 142,435 (64%) | 163,108 (64%) |
| Male | 34,077 (56%) | 44,626 (56%) | 47,307 (56%) | 49,578 (35%) | 78,444 (36%) | 91,720 (36%) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 48,913 (80%) | 62,268 (78%) | 64,272 (76%) | 102,140 (73%) | 156,277 (71%) | 175,158 (69%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 4,380 (7.1%) | 5,930 (7.4%) | 6,279 (7.4%) | 16,193 (12%) | 27,827 (13%) | 33,051 (13%) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 1,884 (3.1%) | 2,986 (3.7%) | 3,552 (4.2%) | 5,627 (4.0%) | 9,672 (4.4%) | 13,052 (5.1%) |
| Hispanic (all races) | 5,921 (9.6%) | 8,314 (10%) | 9,739 (12%) | 14,617 (10%) | 24,898 (11%) | 30,818 (12%) |
| Unknown | 293 (0.5%) | 420 (0.5%) | 534 (0.6%) | 1,461 (1.0%) | 2,205 (1.0%) | 2,749 (1.1%) |
| Treatment pattern | ||||||
| No treatment | 9,672 (16%) | 12,081 (15%) | 11,788 (14%) | 58,098 (41%) | 111,536 (50%) | 139,009 (55%) |
| Radiation only | 7,942 (13%) | 9,566 (12%) | 8,873 (11%) | 8,329 (5.9%) | 11,238 (5.1%) | 10,474 (4.1%) |
| Surgery and radiation | 23,591 (38%) | 32,988 (41%) | 37,402 (44%) | 3,946 (2.8%) | 5,299 (2.4%) | 5,809 (2.3%) |
| Surgery only | 12,136 (20%) | 15,028 (19%) | 14,190 (17%) | 58,582 (42%) | 74,500 (34%) | 73,505 (29%) |
| Unknown | 8,050 (13%) | 10,255 (13%) | 12,123 (14%) | 11,083 (7.9%) | 18,306 (8.3%) | 26,031 (10%) |