Directory of Neoplasms Resources

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This category is for all types of benign tumors that affect the brain, meninges (coverings of the brain), spinal cord and nerves. Malignant brain tumors are found at Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cancer: Brain Tumors.

Subcategories

• Acoustic Neuroma
• Cancers of Brain and Central Nervous System
• Neurofibromatosis
• Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Resources in This Category

• A Primer of Brain Tumors

  http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm
  Reference manual for patients covers brain anatomy and the terminology, diagnosis, and treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors.

• American Brain Tumor Association

  http://www.abta.org/
  Supports patients and families; encourages research. Primer of brain tumors, dictionary of medical terms, guide on living with tumors, treatment information, advice on clinical trials, newsletter, conference listings, and other resources.

• Brainlife.org

  http://www.brainlife.org/
  Collection of medical literature references about brain tumors including experimental treatments and alternative therapies.

• eMedicine: Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/341293-overview
  Article by Simon Lo, MD provides details about the disease. Includes staging, testing, treatment options, and pictures.

• Meningioma Support and Information

  http://meningioma.webexone.com/
  Forums, chats and collected web resources on meningiomas, which are brain tumors that arise contiguously to the meninges.

• NHS Choices: Benign Brain Tumour

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Brain-tumour/
  Provides information on this abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

• WHO Classification of Tumors Affecting the Central Nervous System

  http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/newwhobt.htm
  The World Health Organization classification of tumors affecting the central nervous system.

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