Brain Tumour Essentials

These resources are a good place to start to understand the essentials of a brain tumour/cancer.

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Understanding Cancer Terms (Cancer.Net)

Understanding Cancer Terms (Cancer.Net)
This Cancer.Net website has a list of cancer terms and medical jargon with descriptions/explanations to help you understand some of the unfamiliar medical and research terminology you may come across. Although some of the terms are American-specific, there are many that are commonly used across the world including in Australia.
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FAQs If You Have Been Recently Diagnosed With a Brain or Spinal Cord Tumour (American Cancer Society)

FAQs If You Have Been Recently Diagnosed With a Brain or Spinal Cord Tumour (American Cancer Society)
The American Cancer Society website has a section to help you find answers to commonly asked questions if you are an adult with a diagnosis of a brain or spinal cord tumour. FAQs include: What are adult brain and spinal cord tumours? What are the different kinds of brain and spinal cord tumours? How does the doctor know I have a brain or spinal cord…
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Types of Brain Tumors in Adults (American Cancer Society)

Types of Brain Tumors in Adults (American Cancer Society)
The American Cancer Society website explains the difference between a primary tumour and secondary (metastatic) tumours, how brain tumours are named after the type of cell it started in, and what different 'grades' of tumour mean. It also gives an overview of some types of brain tumours, including: Gliomas (Astrocytomas, Glioblastomas…
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Tests for Brain Tumours in Adults (American Cancer Society)

Tests for Brain Tumours in Adults (American Cancer Society)
The American Cancer Society website gives an overview of some of the types of medical tests that might be needed to confirm a brain tumour diagnosis. The imaging tests described include different types of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests (e.g. fMRI, MRS, MRA, MRV, pMRI), Computed Tomography (CT) scans, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)…
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Treatment of Adult Central Nervous System Tumours, including Brain Tumours (For Healthcare Professionals, National Cancer Institute, USA)

Treatment of Adult Central Nervous System Tumours, including Brain Tumours (For Healthcare Professionals, National Cancer Institute, USA)
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America. They have a guide designed for Healthcare Professionals that includes information different types of brain tumours, a description of the types of common treatments for brain tumours (including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy…
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Question checklist for brain tumours (Cancer Council)

Question checklist for brain tumours (Cancer Council)
Asking your doctor questions will help you make an informed choice. Cancer Council has put together a list of questions you may like to consider asking your doctor if you have been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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Brain Cancer (Our Mob and Cancer website)

Brain Cancer (Our Mob and Cancer website)
The "Our Mob and Cancer" website was developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This section is about brain cancer, including different types of brain cancer, treatments for brain cancer, costs of treatment, risk factors, clinical trials and more.
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Oligodendroglioma (The Brain Tumour Charity – UK)

Oligodendroglioma (The Brain Tumour Charity – UK)
Oligodendroglioma is a type of brain tumour that develops from the brain’s glial cells, and Oligodendrogliomas account for roughly 3% of all primary brain tumours. This webpage from the Brain Tumours Charity in the UK includes details such as some of the common biomarker tests used in diagnosis, the symptoms of oligodendroglioma, treatments, and…
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Haemangioblastoma (The Brain Tumour Charity – UK)

Haemangioblastoma (The Brain Tumour Charity – UK)
Haemangioblastomas are tumours that grow from blood vessel cells. They are low grade, very slow growing, although some people (for example with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome) can have multiple tumours. This website from the UK explains what is a haemangioblastoma, what causes it, common symptoms, and how it is treated.
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