Brain Cancer

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Anatomy of the Brain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/anatomy1.asp




2.	Brain Anatomy Brain Tumor Society http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=295&itemID=16377

Children

1.	What Should You Ask Your Child's Doctor about American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_should_you_ask_yo...




2.	Detailed Guide: Brain / CNS Tumors in Children American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?rnav=cridg&dt=4




3.	Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma ( National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/child-visual-pathway/patient...




4.	Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/childSPNET/patient/




5.	Childhood Medulloblastoma (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/childmedulloblastoma/patient...




6.	Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma / Malignant Glioma National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/child-cerebral-astrocytoma/p...




7.	Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/child-cerebellar-astrocytoma...




8.	National Cancer Institute Research on Childhood Ca National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_40.htm




9.	Basic Brain Tumor Information American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/kids/learning/basic-info.htm




10.	Childhood Ependymoma (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/childependymoma/patient/




11.	Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Br National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/Cover-PediatricBook2.pdf




12.	Childhood Brain Stem Glioma (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/child-brain-stem-glioma/pati...




13.	Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/youngpeople




14.	Childhood Brain Tumors (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/childbrain/patient/

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Neoplasms National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001932&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Coping with Your Loved One's Brain Tumor National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/CopingBrochure.pdf




2.	Living with a Brain Tumor American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/Livingwi.pdf

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Functional MR Imaging (fMRI): Brain American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/functional_mr.htm




2.	Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01414




3.	MR Imaging (MRI): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_of_the_head.htm




4.	Computed Tomography (CT): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ct_of_the_head.htm




5.	Brain Tumor Symptoms Brain Tumor Society http://199.106.213.121/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=378&itemID=16447

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Dictionary for Brain Tumor Patients American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/buildingknowledge3.htm




2.	Cancer.gov Dictionary National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/

Directories

1.	Brain Tumor Centers Brain Tumor Society http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=398&itemID=16501




2.	Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/




3.	Treatment Center Database National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/surviving/treatment_center_database/...

Law and Policy

1.	Health Insurance Coverage and Brain Tumors National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/publications/fact_sheets/documents/I...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Brain and Spinal Tumors National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brainandspinaltumors/brainandspinaltumor...




2.	Brain and Spinal Tumors: Hope through Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brainandspinaltumors/detail_brainandspin...




3.	Adult Brain Tumors (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adultbrain/patient/




4.	What You Need to Know about Brain Tumors National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/brain

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation Newsletter Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.childhoodbraintumor.org/newsletter.html




2.	Heads Up Newsletter Brain Tumor Society http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=277&itemID=16819




3.	Message Line Newsletter American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/newsletters.php

Organizations

1.	National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/




2.	Neuro-Oncology Branch National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://home.ccr.cancer.gov/nob/patients/default.asp




3.	Brain Tumor Society http://www.tbts.org/




4.	American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/




5.	National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/

Overviews

1.	Detailed Guide: Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Ad American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?rnav=cridg&dt=3




2.	Primer of Brain Tumors American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/buildingknowledge5.htm




3.	Essential Guide to Brain Tumors National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/publications/brochures/documents/gui...

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Becoming Well Again through…Cogniti American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain2.php




2.	Becoming Well Again through…Speech American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain5.php




3.	Becoming Well Again through…Rehabil American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain4.php

Related Issues

1.	Help with Side Effects American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/helpwithsideeffects.php




2.	How Tumors Affect the Mind, Emotion, and Personali National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/Fact%20Sheet-NeuroPsych.pdf




3.	Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer: Questions and National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_46.htm




4.	Returning to Work: Strategies for Brain Tumor Pati National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/Cover-ReturningtoWork.pdf




5.	Who Gets Brain Tumors and Why? National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/FactSheet-WhoGetsBTsv.pdf

Research

1.	Gene Therapy: A New Experimental Treatment for Bra National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/FactSheet-Genetherapy.pdf




2.	National Cancer Institute Brain Tumor Study in Adu National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/braintumorsfactsheet




3.	Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_72.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Tumor Types: Non Gliomas National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/surviving/tumor_types/nongliomas.htm...




2.	Metastatic Brain Tumors International Radiosurgery Support Association http://www.irsa.org/metastatic_tumors.html




3.	Understanding Brain Metastases: A Guide for Patien National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/publications/brochures/documents/bra...




4.	Tumor Types: Other Gliomas National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/surviving/tumor_types/othergliomas.h...




5.	Astrocytomas (and Glioblastomas) International Radiosurgery Support Association http://www.irsa.org/astrocytoma.html




6.	Childhood Brain Tumors Occurring in Adults National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/FactSheet-CHTumorsinA.pdf




7.	Common Brain Tumors Brain Tumor Society http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=292&itemID=16532




8.	Tumor Types: Other Brain-Related Conditions National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/surviving/tumor_types/otherbrain.htm...

Statistics

1.	Brain Tumor Facts & Statistics Brain Tumor Society http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=384&itemID=16535

Teenagers

1.	Types of Cancer Teens Get Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer/types_of_cancer.html

Treatment

1.	Issues to Consider When Choosing a Brain Tumor Tre National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/pdfarchive/FactSheet-TreatmentCenter.pd...




2.	Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a S Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00736




3.	Focusing on Treatment: Surgery American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/pdf/Surgery.pdf




4.	Focusing on Treatment: Steroids American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/pdf/Steroids.pdf




5.	Brain Tumor Surgery GliaSite Radiation Therapy slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=137




6.	Radiation Injury to the Brain International Radiosurgery Support Association http://www.irsa.org/radiation_injury.html




7.	Temodar Approved for Glioblastoma Multiforme Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2005/ANS01344.html