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Brain Tumors, General
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Synonyms
- Intracranial Tumors
- Primary Tumors of Central Nervous System
Disorder Subdivisions
- Brain Tumors, Benign
- Brain Tumors, Malignant
- Benign Tumors of the Central Nervous System
- Malignant Tumors of the Central Nervous System
General Discussion
Brain tumors are abnormal growths in the brain that can be either cancerous (malignant) of noncancerous (benign). The effects on the brain of malignant and benign brain tumors are very similar and can cause the same types of problems depending upon the type of tumor and where it is located in the brain.
Resources
American Brain Tumor Association
2720 River Road
Suite 146
Des Plaines
IL
60018
USA
Tel: (847)827-9910
Fax: (847)827-9918
800: (800)886-2282
info@abta.org
http://www.abta.org
National Brain Tumor Foundation
22 Battery Street
Suite 612
San Francisco
CA
94111-5520
USA
Tel: (415)834-9970
Fax: (415)834-9980
800: (800)934-2873
nbtf@braintumor.org
http://www.braintumor.org
Brain Tumor Society
124 Watertown Street
Suite 3H
Watertown
MA
02472-2500
Tel: (617)924-9997
Fax: (617)924-9998
800: (800)770-8287
info@tbts.org
http://www.tbts.org
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 498
Kensington
MD
20895-0498
Tel: (301)962-3520
Fax: (301)962-3521
800: (800)366-2223
staff@candlelighters,org
http://www.candlelighters.org
Pituitary Network Association (PNA)
P.O. Box 1958
Thousand Oaks
CA
91358
USA
Tel: (805)499-9973
Fax: (805)480-0633
pna@pituitary.org
http://www.pituitary.org, www.acromegaly.org
American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta
GA
30329
USA
Tel: (404)320-3333
800: (800)227-2345
http://www.cancer.org
Bird, Edward D., M.D.
Brain Tissue Resource Center
Mailman Research Center McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street
Belmont
MA
02178
Tel: (617)855-2400Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center
McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street
Belmont
MA
02478
Tel: (617)855-2400
Fax: (617)855-3199
800: (800)272-4622
btrc@mclean.org
http://www.brainbank.mclean.org
Epstein, Fred, J., M.D.
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
New York University School of Medicine
550 First Avenue
New York
NY
10016
Tel: (212)263-6419National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd, MSC 8322, Room 3036A
Bethesda
MD
20892-8322
USA
Tel: (301)435-3848
800: (800)422-6237
TDD: (800)332-8615
http://www.cancer.gov
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
620 Colborne Street
Suite 301
London
Ontario
N6B 3R9
Canada
Tel: 5196427755
Fax: 5196427192
800: 8002655106
btfc@btfc.org
http://www.braintumour.ca
Childhood Cancer Foundation - Candlelighters Canada
55 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 401
Toronto, Ontario
Intl
M4P 1G8
Canada
Tel: 4164896440
Fax: 4164899812
800: 8003631062
staff@candlelighters.ca
http://www.childhoodcancer.ca
Brain Tumour Foundation, United Kingdom
P.O. Box 123
Tewkesbury
GL20 7PT
United Kingdom
Tel: 01684 290439
Fax: 01684 290439
btf.uk@virgin.netChildren's Brain Tumor Foundation
274 Madison Avenue
Suite 1301
New York
NY
10016
United States
Tel: (212)448-9494
Fax: (212)448-1022
800: (866)228-4673
info@cbtf.org
http://www.cbtf.org
Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, Inc.
1835 Savoy Drive
Suite 200
Atlanta
GA
30341
USA
Tel: (770)458-5554
Fax: (770)458-5467
btfc@bellsouth.net
http://www.braintumorkids.org
Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States
244 E. Ogden
Suite 116
Hinsdale
IL
60521
USA
Tel: (630)655-4786
Fax: (630)655-1756
cbtrus@aol.com
http://www.cbtrus.org
Starting Point: To Connect with Resources Related to Pediatric Neuro-oncology
jragheb@newssun.med.miami.edu
http://www.med.miami.edu/neurosurgery/start_intro.htm
Cancer Research UK
PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
Intl
WC2A 3PX
United Kingdom
Tel: 020-7242 0200
Fax: 020-7269 3100
http://www.imperialcancer.co.uk
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay
WI
54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
800: (877)336-5333
mums@netnet.net
http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
302 Ridgefield Court
Asheville
NC
28806
Tel: (828)665-6891
Fax: (828)665-6894
800: (800)253-6530
http://www.pbtfus.org
FightJPA.org
114 Huntington Road
Brighten
MA
02135
contact@fightjpa.org
http://www.fightJPA.org
Friends of Cancer Research
2231 Crystal Drive
Suite 200
Arlington
VA
22202
Tel: (703)302-1503
Fax: (703)302-1568
info@focr.org
http://www.focr.org
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows
IL
60008-3852
Tel: (847)378-0500
Fax: (847)378-0600
800: (888)566-2267
info@aans.org
http://www.NeurosurgeryToday.org and http://www.AANS.org
Cancer.Net
American Society of Clinical Oncology
2318 Mill Road
Suite 800
Alexandria
VA
22314
Tel: (571)483-1780
Fax: (571)366-9537
800: (888)651-3038
contactus@cancer.net
http://www.cancer.net/patient
Wellness Community
919 18th Street N.W.
Suite 54
Washington
DC
20006
Tel: (202)659-9709
Fax: (202)659-9301
800: (888)793-9355
help@thewellnesscommunity.org
http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation
PO Box 161550
Austin
TX
78716-1150
Tel: (512)236-8820
Fax: (512)236-8482
800: (866)235-7205
http://www.livestrong.org
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Last Updated: 5/27/2008
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