Can you survive brain cancer?

Hi lisa777 I had a tumour removed from near brain stem about 13 months ago, said to be rare and slow growing.Had stereotactic radio therapy 2 months ago.I have right side weakness,but can walk and talk alright.Live in New Zealand am 69. read more

Brain Tumor: More Information. A good source for spinal cord and brain tumor survival rates is the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) Cancer Statistics Review (CSR), which reports statistics regarding cancer and is published annually by the Cancer Statistics Branch of the National Cancer Institute. read more

Brain cancer can arise from many different types of brain cells (primary brain cancer) or occur when cancer cells from another part of the body spread (metastasize) to the brain. True brain cancers are those that arise in the brain itself. read more