Even with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, the cancer is usually fatal within about a year. 17,600 people will be diagnosed with brain tumors this year and 13,200 will die.
Cancer is the number two killer behind heart disease.
560,000 people will die of cancer and 1,382,400 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Of the 45 primary sites of cancer, brain tumors rank 9th in women and 11th in men. VCC is one of just 26 federally funded comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and has been a NCI-designated cancer center since 1976. UVM researchers have been instrumental in identifying defective genes that contribute to the development of cancer. This was the first report demonstrating an effective way to halt this particular relentless tumor.