Overviews on Other Childhood Brain Tumors

National Cancer Institute
NCI Pamphlet - What You Need to Know About™ Brain Tumors
Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents - NCI

NCI/PDQ® Childhood Brain Tumors: Treatment
Patient - Consumer level
Health Professional - Written in medical language

Look here for summaries on the following:
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma (PDQ®): Treatment
Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma (PDQ®): Treatment
Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma (PDQ®): Treatment
Childhood Ependymoma (PDQ®): Treatment
Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PDQ®): Treatment
Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma (PDQ®): Treatment

Questions and Answers About Care for Children and Adolescents with Cancer - NCI

People Living With Cancer
Guide to Childhood Central Nervous System

Websites

• The Brain Tumor Foundation For Children, INC.
• The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation
• Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States

General Websites

• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Care
• National Cancer Institute
• People Living With Cancer - an ASCO website

Connect With Others

• The Care to Share Cancer Connection – National Children’s Cancer Society - Message board
  
  
• Kids Cancer Network
  
  
• Family Support Program – Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States
  
  
• Pediatric Oncology Resource Center - Articles, survivor stories, caregiver support
  
  
• Support Services Offered by the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children
  
  
• Stories of Hope – Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, Inc.
  
  
• Websites of Inspiration – Candlelighters - Links to many different websites providing support for childhood cancer.
  
  
• Wigs for Kids

• Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)
  Mailing Lists -offers a wide variety of email discussion groups on many cancer types and topics
  OncoChat - offers live chat with cancer survivors, their families and friends
  
  
• American Cancer Society
  Cancer Survivors Network offers a variety of ways to communicate with others
  
  
• Cancer Care
  Telephone Support Groups offers groups that connect by using the telephone
  Online Support Group post messages on their moderated electronic bulletin board
  
  
• CarePages
  CarePages offers a way to keep family and friends informed during medical treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Revised 2008

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