Brain Tumours - General

General Information

McGill University Health Centre

• Brain Tumour Program and Clinic - Information for Patients and their Families (2019)

CHUM

• Brain Tumors (2017)

Brain Tumour Foun­da­tion of Canada.

• Facts about Brain Tumours

Cana­dian Can­cer Soci­ety

• Meningioma (2020)

• What is a brain or spinal cord tumour? (2015)

Brain Tumour Reg­istry of Canada

• Brain Tumour Registry of Canada: a surveillance research collaborative

American Cancer Society

• Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults (2020)

Amer­i­can Brain Tumor Asso­ci­a­tion

• Cysts (2010)
• Brain Tumor Types
• About Brain Tumors a primer for patients and caregivers (2020)
• Brain Tumors A Handbook for the Newly Diagnosed (2020)
• Brain Tumor Dictionary (2014)
• Tests for Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults (2020)

Mayo Clinic

• Cushing Syndrome (2019)

May­field Clinic

• Meningiomas (2018)

May­field Brain & Spine

• Pituitary Tumors: adenoma, craniopharyngioma, cyst (2018)

UCLA Health

• Primary CNS Lymphoma

Merck Manuel

• Some Specific Brain Tumors (2018)

National Brain Tumor Soci­ety

• Tumor Types: Understanding Brain Tumors
  A short overview of many types of brain tumors, in alpha­bet­i­cal order. Intro­duces each type, and out­lines char­ac­ter­is­tics, symp­toms and treat­ment.

National Com­pre­hen­sive Can­cer Net­work Foun­da­tion

• Brain can­cer : Gliomas (2021)

Brain and Spine Foun­da­tion UK

• Brain Tumour (2017)
  A 56-​page online book, the con­tents of which are: Com­mon ques­tions, Tests and inves­ti­ga­tions, Pos­si­ble treat­ments, Other treat­ments, Feel­ings and wor­ries, What should I tell my chil­dren?, Going home, Reha­bil­i­ta­tion, Every­day activ­i­ties, and more.

Treatments & Therapies

McGill University Health Centre

• Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt for Hydrocephalus (2002)

Cana­dian Can­cer Soci­ety

• Chemotherapy and other drug therapies: a guide for people with cancer (2019)

Amer­i­can Brain Tumor Asso­ci­a­tion

• Surgery (2022)

• Treatment Side Effects and Their Management (2014)

• Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Focusing on Treatment (2022)

• Steroids (2018)

National Brain Tumor Soci­ety

• Treatment Options for Brain Tumors

Support Resources

• Quebec Cancer Foundation

• Care & Support - Brain Tumour Foun­da­tion of Canada.

• Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

• Community Services Locator - Cana­dian Can­cer Soci­ety

• National Brain Tumor Society

• Brain Trust.Org - The Healing Exchange

Caregiving

See also: Caregiving

Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

• Care Map for Patients with High-Grade Gliomas (2018)

Amer­i­can Brain Tumor Asso­ci­a­tion

• Assisted Care Options

Research & Clinical Trials

The Neuro's Clinical Research Unit (CRU)

• Brain tumour clinical trials

Cancer Research Society

• Cancer Research Society

Brain Tumour Foun­da­tion of Canada.

• Research

ClinicalTrials.gov

• Brain tumour clinical trials in Canada