Learning you or a loved one has a brain tumor can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate this journey by yourself. Brain tumors come in many forms, and each diagnosis is unique — but there is always hope, support, and a community standing with you.

This page is designed to help you understand the basics: the different types of tumors, common symptoms, how they’re graded, and what treatment paths may look like. Our goal is to give you clear, compassionate information so you can feel more confident and prepared as you take your next steps.

No matter where you are in your journey, we’re here to help you find strength, clarity, and connection.

​Brain Tumor Info

  1. There are over 120 different types of brain tumors, making treatment more difficult. It is crucial to understand that no two tumors are alike.

  2. There is no known cure for brain tumors.

  3. Each year approximately 200,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor.

  4. Traditional treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, can leave the patient with permanent side effects.

  5. Brain tumors are located at the control center for thought, emotion and movement.

  6. Symptoms of a brain tumor can include headaches, seizures, cognitive or personality changes, eye weakness, nausea or vomiting, vision disturbances, speech disturbances, or memory loss.

  7. Brain tumors are often life-threatening. Glioblastoma Multiformes (GBMs) are the most aggressive form of primary brain tumors, accounting for 50% of all primary brain tumors diagnosed.

  8. Brain tumors have no socio-economic boundaries and do not discriminate among gender or ethnicity.

  9. Brain tumors are graded on a scale of 1 – 4. A “1” is the least malignant, and a “4” is the most malignant.

  10. Even a “1” type of tumor, although considered technically benign, can be life-threatening due to location and size.

  11. A glioblastoma (GBM), the most malignant type of brain tumor, represents over half of all diagnosed brain tumors.

  12. Astrocytomas, Oligodendrogliomas, ependymomas and all other gliomas can be graded between 1 and 4.

*Only a biopsy can determine what grade a tumor is.