Brain Cancers are the 4th most common cancers in adolescents in Louisiana.
(GBM) Glioblastoma is the most common brain cancer tumor with less than a 12% survival rate.
Source: Stefaan Willy Van Gpol, Frontiers in Oncology, 6.17.15, Volume 5, Article 98
5-year survival rate for ALL forms of brain cancer is less than 30%.
Source: Cancer in Louisiana, 2008-2012, Volume 30, LSU School of Public Health Louisiana Tumor Registry.