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The incidence of primary cerebral tumors varies in relation to the geographical areas considered. The countries more developed, from a socioeconomic point of view, show a higher incidence compared to underdeveloped countries: the annual incidence of primary brain tumors in Sweden is about 10:100 000, while in China and India it is less than 2:100000. The high incidence in some countries cannot be easily explained by differences in the healthcare or social systems. In fact, a highly developed country like Japan presents about a third of the cases observed in USA, suggesting the presence of a genetic predisposition in the American population.
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Fortuna, A., Ferrante, L., Lunardi, P. (2001). Brain tumors. In: Essential Illustrated Neurosurgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2908-8_2
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