498-499 / 1708
Falling Incidence: Astrocytoma Grade I and PNET,
CBTRUS, 1997-2001
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
0-14
15-19
20-34
35-44
45-54
Age (years)
per 100,000 person-years
Astro 1 PNET
Rising Incidence: Astrocytoma Gr II, III, IV,
Meningioma, Pituitary Tumors, CBTRUS, 1997-2001
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0-14
15-19
20-34
35-44
45-54
Age (years)
per 100,000 person-years
Astro 2 Astro 3 Astro 4 Meningioma Pituitary
Peak Incidence of CNS Germ Cell
Tumors, SEER, 1975-2000
1.1
1.0
2.5
3.5
2.1
1.0
0
1
2
3
4
<5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44
Age at Diagnosis (Years)
Incidence per Year per
Million
Females
Males
Varying Incidence Ependymoma and
Craniopharyngioma, CBTRUS, 1997-2001
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0-14
15-19
20-34
35-44
45-54
Age (Years)
per 100,000 person-years
Epend Cranio