Statistics

Montana Residents Brain Cancer
Incidence, Diagnoses 1993-1997		Deaths
Race	Number of Cases Reported	Year Of Death	All Races	Race
Race	Number of Cases Reported	Year Of Death	All Races	White	Native American	Other
Native American	5	1989	32	30	1	1
		1990	38	37	1	-
		1991	28	27	1	-
White, other,Unkown	303	1992	45	44	1	-
		1993	50	50	-	-
		1994	42	41	1	-
		1995	37	35	2	-
		1996	40	39	-	1
		1997	44	42	2	-
		1998	44	43	1	-

MONTANA ranks 37^th highest overall in cancer mortality rates among the 50 states and Washington D.C.

Wyoming Residents

Brain Cancer

1998

Incidence Rate 6.7 per 100,000 people

Mortality Rate 2.86 per 100,000 people

1994 - 1998

Incidence Rate 5.89 per 100,000 people

Mortality Rate 3.11 per 100,000 people

Male and Female statistics are combined for Wyoming Brain Cancer Rates.

There where no statistics available for Native Americans specifically.

Brain Tumor Listed All			Cases For States Races
State	No. of People with Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors 1990-1994	Percent (%) Benign Tumors	Percent Of Confirmed Tumor Cases
Arizona	2398	40.9	85.8
Colorado	2968	54.4	77.3
Connecticut	2448	42.3	89.1
Delaware	412	25.5	82.5
Idaho	588	35.0	87.4
Main	637	23.4	-
Massachusetts	3256	-	87.0
Minnesota	3234	45.8	100
Montana	467	39.0	80.7
North Carolina	3104	27.6	87.8
Utah	1253	48.0	82.0
Virginia	495	19.6	87.3
Total	21,282	40.6	86.9

Ø The Incidence rate of Primary Benign Brain Tumors is 4.6 cases per 100,000 persons each year.

Ø The Incidence rate of Primary Malignant Brain Tumors (Brain Cancer) is 5.8 cases per 100,00 persons each year.

Ø An estimated 13,300 deaths in 1998 were attributed to Primary Malignant Brain Tumors (Brain Cancer).

* Statistics presented are combined races.

Ø During 1990 - 1995:

v Incidence rates were 153.8 per 100,000 people for Native Americans.

v Cancer mortality rates were 103.0 per 100,00 people among Native Americans.

v Mortality rates increased among Native Americans by 0.4% per year.

Survival Rates

Gender

ü Five-year survival rate following diagnosis of a Primary Malignant Brain Tumor (Brain Cancer) :

Males 26.6%

Females 27.9%

Age Groups

ü Five-year survival rate following diagnosis of a Primary Malignant Brain Tumor (Brain Cancer) :

Age 0 - 20 years: 59.6%

Age 21 - 44 years: 48.1%

Age 45 - 64 years: 12.9%

Age 65 or older: 4.5%

* The statistics presented are based upon all races.

For diagnosis of Primary Malignant Brain Tumor (Brain Cancer).

Males 0.65%

Females 0.52%

Ø In 1999, about 1,221,800 cancers were expected to be diagnosed in the United States.

Ø In 1999, 563,100 Americans were expected to die of cancer.

For risk of death from Malignant Brain Tumor (Brain Cancer).

Males 0.50%

Females 0.38%

* The statistics presented include all races.

Deaths