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: 8478279910

Fax: 8478279918

Tel: 8008862282

Email: info@abta.org

Internet: http://www.abta.org



National Brain Tumor Foundation

22 Battery Street

Suite 612

San Francisco, CA 94111-5520

USA

Tel: 4158349970

Fax: 4158349980

Tel: 8009342873

Email: nbtf@braintumor.org

Internet: http://www.braintumor.org



Brain Tumor Society

124 Watertown Street

Suite 3H

Watertown, MA 02472-2500

Tel: (617)924-9997

Fax: (617)924-9998

Tel: (800)770-8287

Email: info@tbts.org

Internet: http://www.tbts.org



Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

P.O. Box 498

Kensington, MD 20895-0498

Tel: (301)962-3520

Fax: (301)962-3521

Tel: (800)366-2223

Email: staff@candlelighters,org

Internet: http://www.candlelighters.org



Pituitary Network Association (PNA)

P.O. Box 1958

Thousand Oaks, CA 91358

USA

Tel: 8054999973

Fax: 8054800633

Email: pna@pituitary.org

Internet: http://www.pituitary.org, www.acromegaly.org



American Cancer Society, Inc.

1599 Clifton Road NE

Atlanta, GA 30329

USA

Tel: 4043203333

Tel: 8002272345

Internet: 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)855-2400



Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center

McLean Hospital

115 Mill Street

Belmont, MA 02478

Tel: (617)855-2400

Fax: (617)855-3199

Tel: (800)272-4622

Email: btrc@mclean.org

Internet: 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)263-6419



National Cancer Institute

6116 Executive Blvd, MSC 8322, Room 3036A

Bethesda, MD 20892-8322

USA

Tel: 3014353848

Tel: 8004226237

TDD: 8003328615

Internet: http://www.cancer.gov



Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

620 Colborne Street

Suite 301

London

Ontario, N6B 3R9

Canada

Tel: 5196427755

Fax: 5196427192

Tel: 8002655106

Email: btfc@btfc.org

Internet: 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

Tel: 8003631062

Email: staff@candlelighters.ca

Internet: http://www.childhoodcancer.ca



Brain Tumour Foundation, United Kingdom

P.O. Box 123

Tewkesbury, GL20 7PT

United Kingdom

Tel: 01684 290439

Fax: 01684 290439

Email: btf.uk@virgin.net



Children's Brain Tumor Foundation

274 Madison Avenue

Suite 1301

New York, NY 10016

United States

Tel: 2124489494

Fax: 2124481022

Tel: 8662284673

Email: info@cbtf.org

Internet: http://www.cbtf.org



Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, Inc.

1835 Savoy Drive

Suite 200

Atlanta, GA 30341

USA

Tel: 7704585554

Fax: 7704585467

Email: btfc@bellsouth.net

Internet: http://www.braintumorkids.org



Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

244 E. Ogden

Suite 116

Hinsdale, IL 60521

USA

Tel: 6306554786

Fax: 6306551756

Email: cbtrus@aol.com

Internet: http://www.cbtrus.org



Starting Point: To Connect with Resources Related to Pediatric Neuro-oncology



Email: jragheb@newssun.med.miami.edu

Internet: 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

Internet: 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: 9203365333

Fax: 9203390995

Tel: 8773365333

Email: mums@netnet.net

Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/



Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

302 Ridgefield Court

Asheville, NC 28806

Tel: (828)665-6891

Fax: (828)665-6894

Tel: (800)253-6530

Internet: http://www.pbtfus.org



FightJPA.org

114 Huntington Road

Brighten, MA 02135

Email: contact@fightjpa.org

Internet: http://www.fightJPA.org



Friends of Cancer Research

2231 Crystal Drive

Suite 200

Arlington, VA 22202

Tel: (703)302-1503

Fax: (703)302-1568

Email: info@focr.org

Internet: 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

Tel: (888)566-2267

Email: info@aans.org

Internet: 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

Tel: (888)651-3038

Email: contactus@cancer.net

Internet: 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

Tel: (888)793-9355

Email: help@thewellnesscommunity.org

Internet: http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org



Lance Armstrong Foundation

PO Box 161550

Austin, TX 78716-1150

Tel: (512)236-8820

Fax: (512)236-8482

Tel: (866)235-7205

Internet: http://www.livestrong.org

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Last Updated:  5/27/2008

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Last updated:	May 27, 2008