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What's the chance for a 27 years old male getting a primary brain tumor no history of brain tumor in my family i have brain tumor phobia?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Phobia: I doubt that telling you the odds (if i knew them) would dispel your fear. If you have tumor phobia - you need to deal with that. Rather than seeking reassurance from others which will likely not quell your fear, seek to help yourself. Cognitive behavioral therapy has significant potential to help you. Are you willing to help yourself?

Answered 7/28/2015

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Dr. Kris Gast answered

Incidence of brainCA: Primary brain tumors arise from the brain and the spinal cord. The statistics vary depending on the country, industrialized countries have a higher incidence. In the us brain tumors make up less than 1%of ca and less than 3% of ca deaths. There are about 45, 000 new cases every year. Brain tumors make up about 20-25% of pediatric cas.

Answered 9/28/2016

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