Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Brain Cancer Health information topics about 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 throughâ?¦Cogniti American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain2.php 2. Becoming Well Again throughâ?¦Speech American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/wellagain5.php 3. Becoming Well Again throughâ?¦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   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/brainand/public_html/carp/autocache/f60627ca1db8c2ae253c816eedcd460e [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.