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

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

People Living With Cancer
1900 Duke Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703)299-0150
Fax: (703)684-8618
Tel: (888)651-3038
Email: contactus@plwc.org
Internet: http://www.plwc.org

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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