Buzz 46
1. As per the International Association of Cancer Registries (IARC), more than 28,000 incidences of brain tumour are recorded annually in India alone.
2. Brain tumours can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
3. Brain tumour may originate from the brain or may have spread to the brain from other organs of the body like breast, lungs, prostate, or kidneys.
4. The incidents of tumours of the Central Nervous System (CNS) ranges between 5 and 10 per 1 lakh population.
5. The incidents of malignant brain tumours have been on the rise by 2% in India.