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- Metastatic brain tumors far outnumber all other brain malignancies, affecting about 200,000 people a year.
- Most brain metastases come from melanoma or cancers of the breast, lung, prostate, colon, kidney and bladder.
- Brain mets are most common among middle-aged and elderly men and women.
- Metastatic brain tumors occur in 20-40% of people with cancer and are the most common type of brain tumor.
At present, standard treatments for brain tumors include radiosurgery, whole brain radiation therapy and surgery, used either individually or in combination.
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