This category is for all types of benign tumors that affect the brain, meninges (coverings of the brain), spinal cord and nerves. Malignant brain tumors are found at Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cancer: Brain Tumors.
Subcategories 4
Related categories 2
Sites 7
- American Brain Tumor Association Supports patients and families; encourages research. Primer of brain tumors, dictionary of medical terms, guide on living with tumors, treatment information, advice on clinical trials, newsletter, conference listings, and other resources.
- A Primer of Brain Tumors Reference manual for patients covers brain anatomy and the terminology, diagnosis, and treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors.
- Brainlife.org Collection of medical literature references about brain tumors including experimental treatments and alternative therapies.
- WHO Classification of Tumors Affecting the Central Nervous System The World Health Organization classification of tumors affecting the central nervous system.
- Meningioma Support and Information Forums, chats and collected web resources on meningiomas, which are brain tumors that arise contiguously to the meninges.
- eMedicine: Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma Article by Simon Lo, MD provides details about the disease. Includes staging, testing, treatment options, and pictures.
- NHS Choices: Benign Brain Tumour Provides information on this abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and recovery.