THE INCIDENCE OF CEREBRAL GLIOMA IN THE WORKING POPULATION - A FORGOTTEN CANCER

Authors
GRANT R COLLIE D COUNSELL C
Citation
R. Grant et al., THE INCIDENCE OF CEREBRAL GLIOMA IN THE WORKING POPULATION - A FORGOTTEN CANCER, British Journal of Cancer, 73(2), 1996, pp. 252-254
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
British Journal of Cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070920
Volume
73
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
252 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(1996)73:2<252:TIOCGI>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We studied the incidence of intracranial rumours in Lothian Region in south-east Scotland in 1989-90. Among 106 patients resident in the Reg ion, 60 (57%) were of working age (15-64 years). All but two cases (97 %) were histologically confirmed. The average annual incidence of cere bral glioma in this age range was 5.9 (95% CI 3.8-8.0) per 100 000 per year. Cerebral glioma will affect approximately 2100 people of workin g age in the UK every year.