Brain Tumor (cont.)
What resources are available to brain tumor patients?
Information about brain tumors is available from many sources.
Several
are listed below. You may also wish to check for additional
information at
your local library or bookstore and from support groups in your
community.
CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE (CIS) 1-800-4-CANCER
The Cancer Information Service, a program of the National
Cancer
Institute, is a nationwide telephone service for cancer
patients, their
families and friends, the public, and health care
professionals. The staff
can answer questions in English and Spanish and can send
booklets about
cancer. They also know about local resources and services. One
toll-free
number, 1-800-4- CANCER (1-800- 422-6237), connects callers
with the
office that serves their area.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS)
1599 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
1-800-ACS-2345
The American Cancer Society is a voluntary organization with a
national
office and local units all over the country. It supports
research,
conducts educational programs, and offers many services to
patients and
their families. To obtain free booklets about services and
activities in
local areas, call the Society's toll- free number, 1-800-ACS-
2345
(1-800-227-2345), or the number listed under "American
Cancer Society"
in the white pages of the telephone book.
AMERICAN BRAIN TUMOR ASSOCIATION (ABTA)
2720 River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018
800-886-2282
www.abta.org
The American Brain Tumor Association supports research on
brain tumors
and provides information to the public through booklets and
newsletters.
This organization also provides resource listings of doctors,
treatment
facilities, and support groups throughout the country.
CANDLELIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION (CCCF)
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814
1-800-366-CCCF
Candlelighters is a national organization of parents whose
children have
or have had cancer. It operates a patient information service
and
publishes newsletters for parents and young people. Local
chapters sponsor
family support groups.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
AND STROKE (NINDS)
NINDS Information Center
P. O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
1-800-352-9424
- Brain tumors can be either malignant or benign.
- The causes of brain tumors are not known.
- Brain tumors can occur at any age.
- Primary brain tumors initially form in the brain
tissue.
- Secondary brain tumors are cancers that have spread to the
brain
tissue from tissue elsewhere in the body.
- The symptoms of brain tumors depend on their size and their
location
in the brain.
- Brain tumors are diagnosed by the doctor based on the
results of a
medical history and physical examination and results of a
variety of
specialized tests of the brain and nervous system.
- Treatment of a brain tumor depends on the type, location,
and size of
the tumor, as well as the age and health of the patient.
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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