Baptist Cancer Program - Baptist Memorial Health Care
Baptist Cancer Program - Baptist Memorial Health Care
Baptist Cancer Program - Baptist Memorial Health Care
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Brain Tumors: A Look at Tumor Registry Data--con’t<br />
As would be expected for the greater Memphis area, Blacks comprise a higher percentage of cases seen<br />
at <strong>Baptist</strong> than reported by State or National data. With far less Hispanics in the Memphis area than other<br />
areas of the United States such as Florida, New York, Texas and California it is not so surprising to see no<br />
Hispanics reported in the <strong>Baptist</strong> data with brain tumors during this period.<br />
Comparison of Race/Ethnicity of Primary Brain Tumors (NCDB)<br />
Race/Ethnicity<br />
<strong>Baptist</strong><br />
2005-2010<br />
Tennessee<br />
2000-2009<br />
National<br />
2000-2009<br />
White 85.7% 88.6% 82.2%<br />
Black 11.8% 8.1% 6.6%<br />
Hispanic 0% 1.3% 6.8%<br />
Asian Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.5% 2.0%<br />
Native American 0.6% 0.1% 0.2%<br />
UNKNOWN 0.6% 1.4% 2.1%<br />
The vast majority of brain tumors incidence is malignant. In the table below we see a larger proportion of<br />
malignant cases at <strong>Baptist</strong> than reported in the State or Nationally.<br />
Comparison of Tumor Behavior of Primary Brain Tumors (NCDB)<br />
Tumor Behavior<br />
<strong>Baptist</strong><br />
2005-2010<br />
Tennessee<br />
2000-2009<br />
National<br />
2000-2009<br />
Benign 2.48% 4.25% 4.90%<br />
Borderline 3.11% 4.68% 4.28%<br />
Malignant 94.41% 91.08% 90.82%<br />
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