General information about brain tumors
Background on brain tumors from Behnam Badie, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Tumor Program at City of Hope. Presentation includes overview of brain tumors, tumor immunology and a look at current and future clinical trials. It does have infomation about malignant gliomas. This is a presentation from the panel "Using the immune system to treat brain tumors" at Health Journalism 2007.
Opportunities for advances in cancer research, a presentation from John Mendelsohn, M.D., president and professor of cancer medicince at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. This presentation was given at Health Journalism 2006 in the panel "The future of cancer research."
Cancer Screening: The Clash between Intuition and Science is a presentation from Barnett Kramer, M.D., director, Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health, is from the panel "Lies, damned lies and medical statistics: How to interpret the evidence" at Health Journalism 2008.
Life after cancer: Survivorship planning – This article covers what was discussed in a panel at Health Journalism 2008.
Statement from Kennedy's doctors
Global Cancer Facts & Figures 2007: This report (PDF, 52 pages) from the American Cancer Society has information and data about cancer, including basic facts about what cancer is, risks, genetic factors, numbers of people diagnosed and information about specific kinds of cancer.
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results data from the National Cancer Institute is a report of the most recent cancer incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk statistics, and published annually by the Cancer Statistics Branch of the NCI. The Fast Stats page allows quick searches of the data. See "Understanding cancer statistics" and this collection of reports and data.
The Physician Data Query is the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive cancer database. It contains peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine; a registry of more than 6,000 open and 17,000 closed cancer clinical trials from around the world; and a directory of professionals who provide genetics services.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The Cancer Research Portfolio is a database of cancer research projects, funding and resources.
In-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of brain tumors from the University of Maryland Medical Center
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
More information about brain tumors from the Brain Tumor Program at City of Hope.
MedlinePlus page on brain cancer
This image shows the anatomy of the brain.
OncologyChannel.com explains types of brain tumors
Dictionary of cancer terms from the National Cancer Institute
Brain tumor glossary from Johns Hopkins
Brain tumor information from Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain anatomy: Kennedy's doctors say the tumor is in the left parietal lobe, which is described as "one of the four lobes of the cerebral hemisphere. It controls tactile sensation, response to internal stimuli, sensory comprehension, some language, reading, and some visual functions."
Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute has posted some resources about cancer and Sen. Kennedy.
Journals
PubMed search results for "brain neoplasms"
Articles from the Cochrane Library about glioma and brain tumors. (Remember, AHCJ members have free access to the Cochrane Library.)
Articles from Annual Reviews, nonprofit publisher of 37 scientific journals, for glioma and brain tumors. (AHCJ members have free access to Annual Reviews publications.)
Treating brain tumors
Treatment options by type of adult brain tumor, from the National Cancer Institute
Descriptions of some advanced ways of diagnosing and treating brain tumors from the City of Hope's Brain Tumor program.
The National Cancer Institute has information about treatments for brain tumors.
Cancer patients have alternatives to chemo: Allison Bruce of the Ventura (Calif.) County Star reports on the many options for cancer treatment now available. The online presentation includes a multimedia presentation of how the Gamma knife works, how drugs kill cancer and additional graphics.
Organizations
- American Brain Tumor Association
- Brain Tumor Society
- North American Brain Tumor Coalition
- National Brain Tumor Foundation
- National Cancer Institute
- NCI's office of media relations
- Neuro-Oncology Branch (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Cancer Institute)
- American Cancer Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Neurosurgery Today
AHCJ member volunteers to be a resource
Jeannine Walston is a writer with expertise in cancer, especially brain tumors, and is a 10-year brain tumor survivor. Walston has written a chapter about "Survivorship" (PDF) in "The Essential Guide to Brain Tumors," published by the National Brain Tumor Foundation in 2004. She is willing to be a resource for AHCJ members writing about brain tumors. Her Web site is www.healingfocus.org and her e-mail address is jeannine@healingfocus.org.
