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| cer diagnosis and treatment, brain tumors. check out brain cancer. Gamma Knife for brain tumor Gamma Knife. Radiation for brain tumor. |
Adult Brain Tumor
- What You Need to Know about Brain Tumor - An important booklet from the National Cancer Institute on brain tumors. Highly recommended for initial reading for brain tumor patients and general public.
- All About Brain Tumor - An excellent summary of diagnosis and treatment of primary brain tumors.
- The ABCs of Brain Tumors - from Biology to Treatment - A basic review of brain cancer biology and treatment in lay language.
- Adult Brain Tumors- Understand Epidemiology, Pathology, diagnosis and treatment of primary brain tumors from the web of National Cancer Institute.
- "Introduction to Gliomas"
- Neuro-oncology Resources --Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School
- Classification of CNS Tumors - Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School
- The New WHO CNS Tumor
Classification
Clinical behavior and pathologic characteristics of tumors are classified to correlate with treatments needed and outcomes expected. An excellent image-rich presentation. - Understand GBM - Coming Soon
- Understand Anaplastic Astrocytom - Coming Soon
- Neuroblastoma (physician version) - Understand the disease and its treatment from National Cancer Institute.
- How is Brain Tumors Treated - Physician Treatment Information from the National Cancer Institute. Most types of brain tumors are covered.
- Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments - A comprehensive site dedicated to trials of effective treatments for brain tumors and collecting information from patients on treatments in use.
- State of the Art Treatment for Brain Tumors - A patients' summary of the best current treatment options and future prospects for brain tumors.
- Primary CNS Tumors - A summary of current knowledge and technology in the treatment of primary brain and spinal tumors. Good professional-level text - outstanding images of the full range of issues. From Ca.
- Treatment and Outcomes in Low-Grade Gliomas - Treatment results for low-grade gliomas after surgery and irradiation depend on the extent and biology of the tumors. The extent and nature of treatment offered makes little difference.
- NYU Brain Tumor Treatment Info - A guide to different treatment types available.
Surgery
- Surgical Procedures for Brain Tumors - Dr. Patrick Kelly, chief of neurosurgery at NYU, introduces the current surgical technologies for managing brain tumors while creating a minimum disruption of function. Well-written, concise, and precise.
- Introduction to Neurosurgery --NYU Medical Center.
- Brain Surgery Information Center -A non technical, useable description of brain surgery.
Radiation Therapy
- 'Knife' Transforms Brain Surgery" - Article from The New York Times [Wednesday, July 5, 1995]
- Q&A about Gamma Knife Radiosurgery - Provided by San Diego Gamma Knife Center
- Treatment of Brain Lesions with the "Gamma Knife" -This has an excellent review by the Center For Image-Guided Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Postop RT and Brain Metastases - Selected reading for patients and their care taker. Single brain metastases can be treated well by surgery. Radiation must be added for the brain to remain disease-free and neurological function intact. From JAMA.
Chemotherapy
- Temozolomide for Brain Tumor - News from Seattle P-I.com. FDA approved the first chemoagent for treatment of brain tumor in 20 years.
Questions and Answers |
| Frequently
Asked Questions - From National Brain Tumor Foundation.
Ask A Brain Tumor Expert - Ask a board certified Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and radiation oncologist about brain tumor treatments, radiosurgery, and neurosurgery. |
Clinical Trials (Studies) |
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| The Whole Brain Atlas - Include
images of normal brain and images of brain tumor. very complete image database.
B-Class
Brain Tumor - Comprehensive data library containing a
wealth of information about brain tumors. With case reports, links,
and a special Japanese version. Glossary of Brain
Tumor Terminology |
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