Web Resources
General Information about Brain Tumors
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
NeurosurgeryToday.org:
The American Association of
Neurological Surgeons is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological
surgery and serving as the spokes organization for all practitioners of the
specialty of neurosurgery, in order to provide the highest quality of care to
our patients.
Following residency training, neurosurgeons may seek certification
in the practice of neurosurgery through the
American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS).
Media Center: Here you will
find useful information about a variety of neurosurgical disorders,
highlighting the neurosurgeon's role in treating these disorders.
http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/media/
Research: The majority of this
section is related to Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and its
history, current operations, leadership, research fellowship grants and awards,
and opportunities to financially support the Foundation.
http://www.aans.org/research/
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
A complete
source for information about brain tumors, treatment options, clinical trials
and living with a brain tumor. We also have a broad variety of social work
resources and services for you.
We are an
independent, global organization making an impact by funding research and
providing the information patients need to make educated decisions about their
health care.
The American Brain Tumor Association is a not-for-profit,
independent organization. They “exists to eliminate brain tumors through
research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their
families.”
http://www.abta.org/aboutus.htm
Primer of Brain Tumors:
http://www.abta.org/buildingknowledge5.htm
Calander:
http://www.abta.org/calendar.php
Events:
http://www.abta.org/events.htm
Care & Support:
http://www.abta.org/support.htm
Brain Cancer Treatment – Explore Treatments for
Brain Cancer: Be-Cancer-Smart.com
This is a site directory of Brain Cancer treatment sites so
you can find useful info:
Organizations, Treatment, Cancer Links:
http://www.be-cancer-smart.com/brain-cancer.html
Brainlife: Brain Tumor Medical DataBase: BRAINLIFE is
a structured database made from technical medical sources about brain (and
other CNS) tumors, including experimental treatments and alternative therapies.
The places of origin are: medical journals, medical meeting proceedings,
medical databases. The sources (abstracts, references and full-text
articles) are republished in their original contents.
http://www.brainlife.org/treatment/menu.htm
Brain Tumor Links: maintained by
Jim Kenzig
http://virtualtrials.com/btlinks
Brain Tumor Centers Links: maintained
by Jim Kenzig
http://virtualtrials.com/btlinks/index.cfm?catid=12&catname=Brain%20Tumor%20Centers
Brain Tumors: FAQ Timothy Ryken, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/neurosurgery/faq/braintumors.html
Brain Tumor Action (BTA) UK
http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/
BTS Professional Resources: Brain Tumor Symptoms:
http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=297&itemID=16288
Brain Tumor Society (BTS) Brain Tumor Facts &
Statistics:
http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=384&itemID=16535
Brain Tumor Society- FAQ about Brain tumors:
http://www.tbts.org/faq.asp?categoryID=154
CancerBacup: Helping people live with cancer:
Brain Tumour Information centre: London, UK
http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/Cancertype/Brain
Cancer Chronicles (Ralph Moss): Brain Tumors
http://www.ralphmoss.com/html/chronicles.shtml
The Cancer Forums: Brain tumors:
http://cancerforums.net/forum-23.html
CancerGuide created by Steve Dunn, a fellow survivor.
Find the answers to your questions and help you learn what
questions you need to ask.
http://cancerguide.org/
The Cancer information Network
http://www.ontumor.com/brain/index.asp
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation (CCCF)
educate, support, advocate for families of children w cancer:
http://www.candlelighters.org/
Cedars-Sinai Hospital
(Most Preferred Hospital" distinction, Cedars-Sinai ranked #1 in the Los Angeles) About
Brain Tumors:
http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/5192.html
CBTRUS: (Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States):
http://www.cbtrus.org/
CNN.com health library: Brain Tumors
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00281.html
The
Doctor's Doctor
A web site was created by
pathologists to inform the public about the role of pathologists in health
care, and to give patients access to interpretations of their medical reports,
particularly laboratory tests and surgical pathology reports.
http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com:16080/f_home.html
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare health encyclopedia:
Primary Brain Tumor
http://www.enh.org/healthandwellness/Encyclopedia/ency/article/000768.asp
Google Open Directory Project - Health: Conditions
and Diseases: Cancer: Brain and CNS
http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Brain_and_CNS/
IMRT is short for intensity modulated radiation therapy:
general info about Brain Tumors:
http://www.irsa.org/brain_tumors.html
http://www.irsa.org/publications.html
Infoscout. Com - Brain cancer:
http://infoscouts.com/health/braincancer.htm
John Hopkins Medicine: General info about Gliomas
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/radiosurgery/disorders/glioma.cfm
Medline Plus: Brain Cancer:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/braincancer.html
Med Help International: Archive of Brain Tumor
Questions: from the Neurology and Neurosurgery forum at Med Help International:
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/archive/Brain_Tumor.html
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Pediatric Brain Tumors:
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/2866.cfm
NABTT (New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy) : NCI
New approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy: An NCI funded CNS Consortium Dedicated
to improving the outcome for adults w primary brain tumors
http://www.nabtt.org/
NBTF (National Brain Tumor Foundation):
The Essential
Guide to Brain Tumors: PDF
http://www.braintumor.org/patient_info/publications/brochures/documents/guide_wpics.pdf
OncolLink: Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania:
Neuro-Oncology Program: About Brain and Central Nervous System
Tumors:
http://www.oncolink.com/types/article.cfm?c=2&s=4&ss=25&id=102
NBTF (National Brain Tumor Foundation): Fact
Sheet: Who gets Brain Tumors and Why?
Fact Sheet
NCI (National Cancer Institute): What you need to
know about Brain Tumors:
NCI Link
NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke): Brain and spinal tumors: Hope through research:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brainandspinaltumors/detail_brainandspinaltumors.htm
PLWC (People Living With Cancer): Brain Cancer:
PLWC - Brain Cancer
Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts is a
52-page primer on the brain and nervous system, published by the Society for
Neuroscience.
http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainFacts/
Tumor Free: Helping support and educate brain tumor
patients and caregivers
http://tumorfree.com/
University of Maryland Medicine –
Treatment Programs – Online Resources:
http://www.umm.edu/cancer/brain_resources.html
Video Library: Musella Foundation:
http://www.virtualtrials.com/video.cfm
Virtual Hospital:
http://www.vh.org/welcome/aboutus/index.html
We Can Pediatric Brain Tumor Network: Brain Tumor
Facts:
http://www.wecan.cc/facts.html
Yahoo Health – Primary Brain tumor:
http://health.yahoo.com/health/ency/adam/000768/overview
Out of the Blue: A Guide for the New Patient
By: Virginia Stark-Vance, MD
http://www.virtualtrials.com/faq/blue.cfm
