Survival After a Noncancerous Meningioma Changes With Age
Original title: Age-Stratified Survival Patterns in Adults with Nonmalignant Intracranial Meningioma: A Population-Based SEER Cohort Study.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This looked back at records of people already treated. It did not test anything new.
The short version
A large record review looked at how adults do after a noncancerous brain tumor called meningioma.
What was studied. Researchers reviewed records of 48,964 adults with a noncancerous meningioma in the brain. The records came from a large United States cancer database and covered 2004 to 2022.
What they found. Deaths went up as age went up. Surgery dropped from 39% of adults under 50 to 5.8% of those 80 and older. Women lived longer than men, and bigger tumors were linked to more deaths.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: Age, tumor size, and whether a person has surgery all shape the outlook. Your care team can weigh these things for your own case.
What it doesn't mean: This is not a new treatment or a promise of a cure. The study only looked back at old records. It cannot prove what caused these differences. It also does not mean surgery is the right choice for everyone.
Source: PubMed, September 8, 2026 · Read the original
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