Types of Brain Tumours

There are many different types of brain tumours and brain cancers. These resources explain what the main tumour types are, the different terms that may be used to describe your tumour type, and what these all mean.

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Treatment of Adult Central Nervous System Tumours, including Brain Tumours (National Cancer Institute, USA)

Treatment of Adult Central Nervous System Tumours, including Brain Tumours (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 for patients that includes general information about brain tumours, different types of brain tumours, a description of the types of common treatments for brain tumours (including surgery, radiation therapy…
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Understanding Brain Tumours (Cancer Council Australia PDF Booklet)

Understanding Brain Tumours (Cancer Council Australia PDF Booklet)
This is a 72-page comprehensive PDF booklet produced by Cancer Council Australia as a guide for people with brain tumours, their families, and friends. It is a good starting point for learning about brain tumours. It includes info on types of brain tumours, symptoms, how brain tumours are diagnosed, what treatments and support services are…
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Brain Cancer (Australian Government / Cancer Australia)

Brain Cancer (Australian Government / Cancer Australia)
The Cancer Australia website provides some statistics about brain cancer, including the number of new cases, deaths, survival rates, and overall prevalence in Australia. The information on this website is quite brief, but it is Australian based.
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Fact sheet on Meningioma (Better Health Channel, Victorian Government website)

Fact sheet on Meningioma (Better Health Channel, Victorian Government website)
This is a succinct summary of meningioma, the symptoms it causes, diagnostics and treatment. It is an Australian-based resource.
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Information about Brain Tumours (Cancer Council Victoria)

Information about Brain Tumours (Cancer Council Victoria)
Information from the Cancer Council Victoria about brain cancers, including what brain tumours are, some different types of brain tumours, diagnosis, treatment, information about living with a brain tumour and life after a brain tumour.
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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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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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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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