Executive Summary
Childhood Brainstem Glioma is the second most common cancer in childhood after leukemia, affecting almost 27% of children and adolescents. Approximately 75% of childhood brain stem gliomas are in the pons. The 5-year survival rate for brain stem glioma children varies depending on the tumor location and other factors. Approximately 3 in 4 children with all types of brain tumors combined survive at least 5-years after diagnosis.
Statistics of Brainstem Glioma- Childhood
Based on Statistics of Brainstem Glioma after leukemia, CNS tumors (Central Nervous System tumor) are the second most common childhood cancer, accounting for about 27% of cancers in children and adolescents younger than 15. Almost 11% of all childhood CNS tumors are brain stem gliomas 1.
Around 75% of childhood brain stem gliomas are in the pons.
The 5-year survival rate reveals what per cent of people live at least five years after the cancer is found. Based on Statistics of Brainstem Glioma the survival rate for children having brain stem glioma varies depending on the tumor location and other factors.
Around 3 in 4 children with all types of brain tumors combined survive at least 5-years after diagnosis.
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References
- 1.Patil N, Kelly ME, Yeboa DN, et al. Epidemiology of brainstem high-grade gliomas in children and adolescents in the United States, 2000-2017. Neuro-Oncology. Published online December 21, 2020:990-998. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noaa295
