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Common Questions on Brain Tumors

Where is the first place I should look for treatment information?
NCI/PDQ – Brain Tumors - NCI

What are the symptoms of a brain tumor?  How are brain tumors diagnosed?
How Are Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults Diagnosed - American Cancer Society (ACS)

My husband has just finished treatment for a brain tumor and is having difficulty coping with things. Do you have any information on managing day-to-day life after treatment?
Becoming Well Again - American Brain Tumor Association
Coping with Deficits - Brain Tumor Society
Survivorship - National Brain Tumor Foundation
Work Productivity - American Brain Tumor Association

Do you have some basic information on brain tumors?
Brain Tumors Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Can you direct me to a resource that will give me basic information about the brain and how it works?
Brain Anatomy - The Brain Tumor Society
A Primer of Brain Tumors - The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
Primary Brain Tumor - National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus

I have cancer that has spread to my brain (brain metastases). Is this the same as a brain tumor?
Learn About Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic Tumors - The Brain Tumor Association
Questions and Answers about Metastatic Cancer – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

How are brain tumors diagnosed and treated at MGH?
Stephen E. & Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology

What are some of the treatments for Central Nervous System tumors at Massachusetts General Hospital?
Active Therapies for CNS Tumors

Do you have a list of websites, books, and other resources on brain tumors?
Information Finder on Brain Tumors

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