What is brain metastasis?

Metastatic brain tumors spread to the brain or spinal cord from cancer originating in other organs. Common brain metastases in adults come from the lung, breast, kidney, colon and skin (melanoma). Brain metastases are the most common type of “brain” tumor.

How do members experience brain metastasis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with brain metastasis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for brain metastasis*

Who has brain metastasis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 12
50s 23
60s 23
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 50

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What is brain metastasis?

Metastatic brain tumors spread to the brain or spinal cord from cancer originating in other organs. Common brain metastases in adults come from the lung, breast, kidney, colon and skin (melanoma). Brain metastases are the most common type of “brain” tumor.



Common symptoms reported by people with brain metastasis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for brain metastasis

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Compare treatments taken by people with brain metastasis

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Who has brain metastasis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 27 say brain metastasis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 12
50s 23
60s 23
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 50

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 30
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from brain metastasis patients who have completed their condition history
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