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Published on: February 8, 2017
Epidemiology of Brain Metastases
Patricia Sacks1, Maryam Rahman1
1Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, University of Florida, PO Box 100265, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Abstract:
Brain metastasis continues to be a devastating complication of systemic malignancy, affecting approximately 20% of all patients suffering from cancer. Despite being a major source of morbidity and mortality for this patient population, a nationwide, systematic mechanism for reporting of brain metastases does not exist. Better understanding the epidemiology of brain metastases will help identify individuals who are at greatest risk of developing them and guide clinicians in selecting patients who are most likely to benefit from brain metastasis surveillance and prophylaxis.
