What is brain tumor?

A primary brain tumor is a group of abnormal cells that start in the brain.

How do members experience brain tumor?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with brain tumor*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for brain tumor*

Who has brain tumor on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 37
30s 49
40s 96
50s 119
60s 111
70+ 46

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 156
Female 299

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What is brain tumor?

A primary brain tumor is a group of abnormal cells that start in the brain.



Common symptoms reported by people with brain tumor

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for brain tumor

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Compare treatments taken by people with brain tumor

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Who has brain tumor on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 253 say brain tumor is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 37
30s 49
40s 96
50s 119
60s 111
70+ 46
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 27
20-29 years 16
30-39 years 15
40-49 years 21
50-59 years 8
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 156
Female 299

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 224
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from brain tumor patients who have completed their condition history
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