Brain Cancer Tumor Survival Rate. The survival rates for brain cancer vary widely depending on the type of tumor and the age of the patient. Type of tumor such as astrocytoma oligodendroglioma or ependymoma the size and location of the tumor ie can it be surgically removed or not.
Here are some basic survival rate statistics as reported by the american cancer society. Survival rates decrease with age. Median means half of all patients.
Oligodendroglioma 90 for patients 20 44 82 for patients 45 54 and 69 for patients 55 64.
Survival rates and life expectancy the median survival time with glioblastoma is 15 to 16 months in people who get surgery chemotherapy and radiation treatment. For the most common form of primary malignant brain tumors glioblastoma the five year relative survival rate is only 7 2 and median survival is only 8 months an estimated 18 020 people died from a malignant brain tumor brain cancer in 2020 with an estimated 10 190 of these deaths occurring in males and 7 830 occurring in females. Median means half of all patients. Still even with treatment there s no guaranteed cure for this malady.
