Table 5: Characteristics of Primary (Malignant and Non-Malignant)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumorsa in Participating Registries, CBTRUS 1995-1999
|
State |
Years of
Data |
No. of Newly
Diagnosed Brain & CNS Tumors |
Percent
Benign Tumors |
Percent
Histologically Confirmed |
Population 1997 Censusb |
|
|
Arizona |
1995-99 |
3,187 |
|
45.4 |
76.2 |
4,552,207 |
|
Colorado |
1995-99 |
3,604 |
|
56.2 |
71.4 |
3,891,293 |
|
Connecticut |
1995-99 |
2,272 |
|
39.4 |
86.5 |
3,268,514 |
|
Delaware |
1995-99 |
371 |
|
25.6 |
84.9 |
735,024 |
|
Idaho |
1995-99 |
923 |
|
45.5 |
84.1 |
1,210,638 |
|
Maine |
1995-99 |
747 |
|
23.2 |
86.8 |
1,245,215 |
|
Massachusetts |
1995-99 |
3,657 |
|
26.8 |
89.6 |
6,115,476 |
|
Minnesota |
1995-99 |
3,579 |
|
47.2 |
97.2 |
4,687,726 |
|
Montana |
1995-99 |
720 |
|
44.0 |
76.0 |
878,706 |
|
New
Mexico |
1996-99 |
826 |
|
45.5 |
83.7 |
1,722,939 |
|
New
York |
1995-99 |
12,651 |
|
40.3 |
77.8 |
18,143,184 |
|
North
Carolina |
1995-99 |
4,634 |
|
34.3 |
86.8 |
7,428,672 |
|
North
Dakota |
1997-99 |
131 |
|
c |
82.4 |
640,945 |
|
Rhode
Island |
1998-99 |
339 |
|
33.9 |
77.9 |
986,966 |
|
Texas |
1995-98 |
8,501 |
|
36.4 |
78.4 |
19,355,427 |
|
Utah |
1995-99 |
1,443 |
|
48.2 |
83.2 |
2,065,397 |
Total
|
|
47,585 |
|
40.0 |
81.6 |
76,928,329 |
aSome variation in state counts and rates is due to
differences in reporting criteria.
Certain states that require the reporting of benign brain tumors may
have more complete reporting.
b1997 population data estimates were obtained from the census
data provided to the SEER program.
cData were available for malignant tumors only.
Abbreviations: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the
United States.
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