Copyright (c) 2013 Dublin Institute of Technology All rights reserved. http://arrow.dit.ie/scschbiobk Recent documents in Books/Book chapters en-us Wed, 29 May 2013 13:29:02 PDT 3600 http://arrow.dit.ie/scschbiobk/2 http://arrow.dit.ie/scschbiobk/2 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:13:21 PST In the United States, approximately 17,000 people per year are diagnosed with brain tumors, the leading cause of death from cancers in children ages 1-15 year (1,2). Gliomas are the most prevalent type of brain tumors in adults, affecting 3.2/100,000 persons/yr in the United States (www.CBTRUS.org). In spite of advances in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, the mean survival time of patients post-diagnosis remains approximately 9-12 months.

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