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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 104, No. 5: 499-510
Copyright © 1976 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PRIMARY INTRACRANIAL NEOPLASMS: THE CONNECTICUT EXPERIENCE

BRUCE S. SCHOENBERG1, BARBARA W. CHRISTINE2 and JACK P. WHISNANT3

1Section on Epidemiology, NINCDS, and Department of Neurology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
2Chronic Disease Control Section, Connecticut State Department of Health Deceased
3Department of Neurology Mayo Foundation

The age—specific incidence pattern for tumors of the brain and cranial meninges in Connecticut over a 30-year period shows an early peak followed by a taller and sharper peak with a maximum in the 55–65 year age group. This overall curve reflects the pattern shown for glioblastoma, the tumor accounting for the majority of the histologically confirmed cases. The reported rates are probably underestimates of the actual rates. The various histologic types of brain tumors reveal sufficiently distinct epidemiologic patterns to be considered as separate diseases.

brain neoplasms; epidemiology; histology


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