Indian data on central nervous tumors: A summary of published work

• Published in: South Asian Journal of Cancer Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 147 - 153
• Main Authors: Dasgupta, Archya, Gupta, Tejpal, Jalali, Rakesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2016; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Central nervous system tumor; Development and progression; Distribution; glioma; Gliomas; Indian data; Medulloblastoma; Review; Review Article; India; glioma; Indian data; Central nervous system tumor; medulloblastoma

Abstract Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) constitute approximately 2% of all malignancies. Although relatively rare, the associated morbidity and mortality and the significant proportion of affected young and middle-aged individuals has a major bearing on the death-adjusted life years comp...