Are brain tumors becoming more common?

For more than 20 years there has been public concern regarding the safety of cell phones. Examining changes in brain cancer rates in different countries over the past decades can help provide an answer to this vexed question. read more

Brain, other CNS or intracranial tumors are the ninth most common cancer in the UK (around 10,600 people were diagnosed in 2013), and it is the eighth most common cause of cancer death (around 5,200 people died in 2012). read more

Primary brain tumors originate in the cells and tissues that make up the brain and central nervous system. Medical science can’t pinpoint exactly what causes the develop brain tumors. However, there are common factors that make some people more susceptible than others. read more

Secondary or metastatic brain tumors are more common than primary brain tumors, with about half of metastases coming from lung cancer. Primary brain tumors occur in around 250,000 people a year globally, making up less than 2% of cancers. read more