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| | ABTA's: A Primer of Brain Tumors |
 | | Tumor tissue is removed from the core of the needle. | | | Radiation therapy is the treatment of choice for tumors of the chiasm. | | | The brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves that extend out from the brain and spinal cord into various parts of the body, act together to send information to the brain and relay instructions from the brain. |
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http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm
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| | Brain tumor |
| | Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are used to treat tumors that can't be removed by surgery alone. | | | Because brain tumors can develop in parts of the brain that control motor skills, speech, vision and thinking, rehabilitation may be a necessary part of recovery. | | | A needle biopsy may be used for brain tumors in hard to reach areas within your brain. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00281.html
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| | Building Knowledge |
| | ascending tract The pathway of sensory nerves from the spinal cord to the brain stem or thalamus. | | | brain stem The bottom-most portion of the brain, connecting the cerebrum to the spinal cord. | | | The intent is to make it difficult for tumors to grow or to cause a change in their behavior. |
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| | Brain Tumor: Understanding Your Disease |
| | Neuro-oncologist – A physician with special training and experience in the medical treatment of brain tumors by means of drugs or chemotherapy. | | | Patients who experience temporary or permanent difficulties in speech, memory or motor skills as a result of a tumor require specialized therapy by speech, physical or occupational therapists with training and experience in the needs of brain tumor patients. | | | The team may include neuropathologists, diagnostic and interventional neuroradiologists, medical oncologists, neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and surgical neuro-oncologists (whose roles are defined in the box at left), as well as oncology nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and dietitians. |
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http://www.medhelp.org/lib/brainqi.htm
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| | Brain Tumor / Family Village |
| | The Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's mission is to improve treatment, quality of life and the long term outlook for children with brain and spinal cord tumors by funding, basic, clinical and applied research, state of the art therapies, professional information and education, and patient and family support. | | | Information and experience is shared among brain tumor patients, their families and supporters, all kinds of concerned medical professionals, medical educators, and researchers who study brain tumor growth or treatment. | | | Our mission is to raise funds for scientific research and heighten public awareness of this most devastating disease and to improve prognosis and quality of life for those that are affected. |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_brtm.htm
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| | Brain Tumors: Primary |
| | The approach for treating brain tumors is to reduce the tumor as much as possible using surgery, radiation treatment (also called radiotherapy), chemotherapy, or investigative procedures. | | | Tumors in this area are rarely removed surgically since the nerve tissue in this area is responsible for vital life functions. | | | Benign tumors can still be serious and even life-threatening if they are situated in vital areas in the brain where they exert pressure on sensitive nerve tissue or if they increase pressure within the brain. |
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http://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc89.html
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| | Nervous System Tumors - neurologychannel |
| | Because of the incredible complexity of the human brain and its role in the normal functioning of the human body, brain tumors often have incapacitating consequences. | | | There is no known behavioral risk, so there is no way to educate people about what they can do to minimize their chances of developing brain cancer. | | | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation |
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http://www.neurologychannel.com/nstumors
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| | Brain Tumor Information |
| | South Florida Brain Tumor Association Contains useful research updates, an anatomy of the brain, and a personal story. | | | The Whole Brain Atlas A technical demonstration of the brain's structure. | | | The Human Brain a quick look at the brain's structure and functions. |
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http://members.aol.com/lsdpout/brtmr.htm
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| | Brain Tumor Resources about Brain Tumor |
| | Model C The Intraoperative MRI A Team Approach to Individualized Care At the Cleveland Clinic Brain Tumor Institute, a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, medical oncologists... | | | UAB - Brain Tumor Treatment & Research Program Home Who We Are Referring Physicians Patients and Families Support Group Research Opportunities Staff How You Can Help Contact Us Active Protocols Facilities The Kirklin Clinic Brain Buddies Chat... | | | Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will test the experimental cancer therapy Reolysin to treat gliomas, some of the most aggressive and deadly brain tumors. |
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http://www.decancer.com/braintumor
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| | Brain tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The histologic examination is essential for determining the appropriate treatment and the correct prognosis for each individual patient. | | | However, due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions, tumor recurrence, even following an apparently complete surgical removal, is not uncommon. | | | These include tuberculosis of the brain and cerebral abscess. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_tumor
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| | Brain Tumor Links and Information |
| | The Foundation is committed to providing assistance for families of patients with brain tumours, and also to the advancement of the treatment and research of these conditions. | | | This site was designed to help you find patient assistance programs and free or discounted drugs for which you may qualify. | | | This column is provided to help practitioners discuss potential environmental and workplace carcinogens, offering reassurance when patients` fears are unfounded and focusing legitimate concern when they are warran |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Brain tumor - children |
| | The treatment approach varies with the size and type of the tumor and the general health of the child. | | | Often close to vital structure, making surgical removal difficult. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000768.htm
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| | Brain Tumor Center |
| | The center is dedicated to providing the best treatment available for patients with benign and malignant primary tumors of the brain and spinal cord, and to research leading to more effective therapies than those currently available. | | | Education, support, and counseling for family members is also an important part of our work. | | | In addition, the Brain Tumor Center faculty works with basic science researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to test new immunological therapies for patients with malignant primary brain tumors. |
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http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/braintumor
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| | Survive Brain Tumor |
| | Also includes stories from other brain tumor survivors, pediatric information for parents, and an interactive guide to the brain. | | | What is alternative medicine and what are the factors to consider when using it. | | | Learn about the most common and advanced treatments for brain cancer. |
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http://www.brain-tumor-cancer-information.com
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| | Brain Tumor - Cerebra palsy |
| | Listen to battle the Give button to the agencies in your empty inkjet laser and improved therapies for your situation at AM Our efforts are also made to August 1998. | | | These meanings change however when we will help uscorrect the grade of brain tumors that start in a donation we do! | | | Tumors can help uscorrect the tumor in the URL to make a national and improved therapies for children diagnosed with brain tumors in the brain tumors are classified depending on! |
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| | Brain tumors: brain tumor treatment, symptoms & malignant brain tumor support. |
| | We are dedicated to promoting a cure for brain tumors, improving the quality of life and giving hope to the brain tumor community by funding meaningful research and providing patient resources, timely information and education. | | | Being diagnosed with a brain tumor is a difficult experience. | | | This web site can help you cope by offering information about brain tumors and treatment, malignant and benign brain tumors, brain tumor medical centers, the latest brain tumor clinical trials as well as connecting you to a network of brain tumor survivors. |
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http://www.braintumor.org
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| | Brain Tumor, The Cancer Information Network |
| | It was established to raise funds for research and heighten public awareness of this disease and to improve prognosis and quality of life for those that are affected. | | | 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. | | | The New WHO CNS Tumor Classification - Clinical behavior and pathologic characteristics of tumors are classified to correlate with treatments needed and outcomes expected. |
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http://www.cancerlinksusa.com/brain/index.asp
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| | American Brain Tumor Association Literature |
| | The American Brain Tumor Association is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of brain tumors through research and patient education services. | | | About Metastatic Tumors to the Brain and Spine | | | The following publications are available through ABTA free-of- charge to patients and their loved ones. |
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http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta
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| | Brain Tumor Trials And Treatments |
| | Be sure to check out our Survivors Stories, visit the Noteworthy Treatments Section and our Video Library. | | | The information provided through this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating a brain tumor, health problem or a disease. | | | This site is maintained by the Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research Information. |
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http://virtualtrials.com
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| | Brain tumors - Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago, IL) |
| | Departments and programs » Center for Clinical Neuroscience | | | The Falk Brain Tumor Center at Children's Memorial is among the first institutions in the country to develop a cohesive, multidisciplinary program with support from specialists in more than 33 pediatric and surgical subspecialties. | | | Learn about our brain tumor board and program as well as our second-opinion program. |
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http://origin-www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/neurocenter/braintumor
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| | BRAIN TUMOR |
| | Common symptoms of a brain tumor include headache, nausea, vomiting, seizures, change in mentation, neurologic symptoms and loss of memory. | | | Secondary brain tumors occur from the spread of cancer into the brain from a distant cancerous organ (metastasis). | | | astrocytoma, craniopharyngioma, glioma, ependymoma, neuroglioma, oligodendroglioma, glioblastoma multiforme, meningioma, medulloblastoma) arise from the uncontrolled proliferation of cells within the brain. |
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http://www.medhelp.org/glossary/new/gls_0798.htm
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| | Johns Hopkins Medicine Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| | Brain tumors and other brain abnormalities including cancers that have spread to the brain represent some of the most challenging conditions to treat. | | | Radiosurgery can successfully treat many different brain conditions, both benign and malignant. | | | A database enabling Hopkins to easily send to referring and personal physicians timely information about their patients. |
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http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/radiosurgery
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| | American Brain Tumor Association: |
| | to learn about brain tumors and their treatment. | | | We exist to fund brain tumor research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their families. | | | Welcome to the American Brain Tumor Association, your source for information about brain tumors, new treatments, and help living with the diagnosis of a brain tumor. |
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http://hope.abta.org/site/PageServer
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| | The North American Brain Tumor Coalition (NABTC) |
| | is dedicated to improving the prognosis and quality of life for brain tumor patients. | | | The Coalition educates policymakers, and advocates for increased research into brain tumor treatments, causes and rehabilitation. | | | Brain Tumor Action Week (U.S.) May 1-7, 2006 and Brain Tumour Awareness Month (Canada) |
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http://www.nabraintumor.org
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| | Building Knowledge |
| | Types of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors (Chapter 6) Symptom and treatment overviews for over 100 types of brain tumors including glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, glioma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, craniopharyngioma, pituitary adenoma and many more. | | | Learn the meaning of the basic terms used to describe brain tumors. | | | Our book, A Primer of Brain Tumors, is presented here as individual chapters in PDF format. |
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http://www.abta.org/buildingknowledge5.htm
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| | Brain Tumor Family Study |
| | Participants do not need to be patients of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and may refer themselves to the Brain Tumor Family Study. | | | The Brain Tumor Family Study, under the direction of Melissa Bondy, Ph.D., is aimed at learning more about a possible gene(s) related to this disease — and then identifying a genetic link among family members of brain tumor patients. | | | If your family has two or more biologically related family members (no in-laws) with brain tumors, you may be eligible to participate in the Brain Tumor Family Study. |
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http://www.epigenetic.org/~cspencer
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| | Brain Tumor |
| | Any time during the process, find a good brain tumor support group to reduce your anxiety/ fear, get spiritual/ emotional support. | | | This website is to help patient quickly, easily find the best brain tumor treatment, support and maximize the chance for long term survival, better quality of life. | | | Here is what we would do to find the best brain tumor treatment. |
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http://www.ontopofcancer.org/brain_tumor.php
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| | Welcome to the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation |
| | Children's Brain Tumor Foundation has formed a partnership with seven other non-profits in an effort to raise up to three $2 million, multi-year grants aimed at finding more effective treatments for patients with gliomas. | | | website provides an array of 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. | | | Grants for the 2006 cycle will be in the amount of $150,000 to be awarded over a two-year period. |
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http://www.cbtf.org
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| | Ride For Kids®: Home Page |
| | Come join thousands of your motorcyclist friends and help us help the medical research community find the cause and the cure of childhood brain tumors. | | | All materials of the Ride for Kids® and The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States contained herein or elsewhere are copyrighted ©. | | | The Ride for Kids is all about caring, and we have placed all the information you need on this site to help you raise funds, and have fun... |
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http://www.ride4kids.org
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| | Brain Tumor Index from Wake Forest Neurosurgery |
| | For the Non-Frame version of this page with extensive brain tumor links go to http://www.wfubmc.edu/surg-sci/ns/BTidx0.html, please. |
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