Cancers of the brain and CNS: global patterns and trends in incidence | Zendy

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Cancers of the brain and CNS: global patterns and trends in incidence

Author(s) -

Adalberto MirandaFilho,

Marion Piñeros,

Isabelle Soerjomataram,

Isabelle Deltour,

Freddie Bray

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

neuro-oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.005

H-Index - 125

eISSN - 1523-5866

pISSN - 1522-8517

DOI - 10.1093/neuonc/now166

Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , demography , etiology , cancer , geography , brain cancer , czech , medicine , pathology , philosophy , physics , linguistics , sociology , optics

Cancers of the brain and CNS constitute a group of rare and heterogeneous tumors. Increasing incidence in Western populations has been linked to improvements in diagnostic technology, although interpretation is hampered by changes in diagnosis and reporting. The present study examines geographic and temporal variations in incidence rates of brain and CNS cancers worldwide.

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