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Facts About Brain Tumors

Consider the following facts about brain tumors from the American Cancer Society:

  • More than 18,820 persons in the US will be diagnosed with malignant tumors of the brain or spinal cord during 2006.
  • Cancer of the brain or spinal cord account for approximately 1.3 percent of all cancers and 2.2 percent of all cancer-related deaths.

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