Medical Reference Related to Brain Cancer

1. Brain Tumors in Adults
   

   WebMD explains malignant and benign brain tumors, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

2. 10 Questions to Ask Doctor About Brain Cancer
   

   If you have been diagnosed with brain cancer, consider asking your doctor these 10 questions.

3. Brain Cancer Clinical Trials
   

   Is participation in a clinical trial right for you? Learn more about brain cancer research and how you can get involved.

4. Stage Information
   

   Although there is no formal staging system,ependymomas can be divided into supratentorial and infratentorial tumors. They usually originate in the ependymal linings of ventricles in the posterior fossa or supratentorial region,and have access to the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and therefore may spread throughout the entire neuraxis. Thirty percent of childhood ependymomas arise outside of the ...

5. Arachnoid Cysts
   

   Important It is possible that the main title of the report Arachnoid Cysts is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. ...

6. General Information
   

   Pituitary tumors represent from 10% to 25% of all intracranial neoplasms,depending on the study cited,and can be classified into 3 groups according to their biological behavior: benign,invasive adenoma,and carcinoma.[ 1,2 ] Adenomas comprise the largest portion of pituitary neoplasms with an overall estimated prevalence of approximately 17%,but only a minority are symptomatic.[ 3 ] ...

7. Stage Information
   

   There is no defined staging system for childhood central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT). Patients are classified as having newly diagnosed or recurrent disease. ...

8. Treatment of Low-Risk Neuroblastoma
   

   In North America,the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) is investigating a risk-based neuroblastoma treatment plan that assigns all patients to low-,intermediate-,and high-risk groups based on age,International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) stage,and tumor biology (i.e.,MYCN gene amplification,Shimada classification,and DNA ploidy).[ 1 ] (Risk groups are defined in Table 1 of the Stage ...

9. General Information
   

   This cancer treatment information summary provides an overview of the prognosis,diagnosis,classification,and treatment of neuroblastoma. The National Cancer Institute provides the PDQ pediatric cancer treatment information summaries as a public service to increase the availability of evidence-based cancer information to health professionals,patients,and the public. These summaries are ...

10. Astrocytoma
    

    Important It is possible that the main title of the report Astrocytoma is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. ...