Brain Tumors - ChildAmerican Brain Tumor Association - The American Brain Tumor Association exists to eliminate brain tumors through research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their families. Here you will find a wealth of information on brain tumors for adults and children. American Cancer Society: Learn About Brain / CNS Tumors in Children - The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. To learn about brain or CNS tumors, click on "Choose a cancer topic", scroll down, and highlight the specific cancer type. The Beez Foundation - The Beez Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization which raises money and public awareness to cure brain cancer thru research, public awareness and related support activities for pediatric cancer treatment. Bryan's
Dream Foundation - This Foundation's mission is to make
life a little brighter for children with brain tumors, and other pediatric
cancers, and their families by providing financial assistance, information & support. Cancer.Net: Central Nervous System, Childhood Cancer -
This is the patient information Web site of the American Society of Clinical
Oncology (ASCO). It is designed to help patients and families make informed
health-care decisions.
The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation - The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation was founded by families, friends and physicians of children with brain tumors. Here you can read articles written for the Foundation, read personal stories or access an online newsletter. Children's Brain Tumor Foundation - This site strives to provide information and resources to assist you in accessing expert care to ensure quality of life for the child in your life with a brain or spinal cord tumor. If your child needs surgery, the section on hospital stays may help. MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorial: Brain Cancer - This interactive video is from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics, each tutorial explains the subject in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. Note: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 4 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial. National Brain Tumor Foundation - This is a national non-profit health organization dedicated to providing information and support for brain tumor patients, family members, and healthcare professionals, while supporting innovative research into better treatment options and a cure for brain tumors. Here you can learn about different types of brain tumors, take an interactive tour of the brain and read survivor stories. Some links are in PDF format and will require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. National Cancer Institute: Brain Tumors - This government site will provide you with treatment summaries on different types of childhood brain tumors, clinical trial information and statistics. NOAH: Cancer in Children and Teens - The information found at NOAH, New York Access to Health, is maintained by librarians and health professionals who find, select, and organize full-text consumer health information that is current, relevant, accurate and unbiased. You will find links to general childhood cancer information here, or you can click on Brain Tumors for more specific information. Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States - The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States is a national organization dedicated to supporting the search for the cause and cure of childhood brain tumors. Archived Internet conferences are available to listen to on topics such as sibling issues and returning to school. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Brain Tumors - You can learn about the types of brain tumors at this informative site.
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