Fact-check: “Patients with brain cancer live on average 12 to 18 months after diagnosis”
Verdict: Misleading (72% confidence)
The 12–18 month figure is roughly accurate for glioblastoma (GBM), the most common and deadly primary malignant brain tumor, where multiple peer-reviewed sources and clinical trials report median overall survival in approximately the 12–16 month range under standard treatment. However, applying it broadly to 'brain cancer' is misleading because it overstates mortality for less aggressive subtypes: low-grade gliomas carry median survival of 4–13+ years, oligodendrogliomas exceed 15 years, and ev…
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