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Official Brain Cancer and Tumor Links
- BrainTumor.org
- Support to those who need brain tumor treatment from malignant brain tumors or have symptoms.
- Brain Cancer Answers
- A quickie report on the 5W's of brain cancer and treatment options.
- Oncology Channel
- Brain tumor types, causes, symptoms, cancer diagnosis, and treatment options including radiation and chemotherapy.
- MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials
- Flash presentation tutorial on brain cancer.
- National Cancer Institute
- Brain tumor gateway - portal for tumor and cancer information.
- Wikipedia
- A brief description of tumor types, treatment, and suspected causes. Also includes symptoms, diagnosis info, and treatment options.
Personal Stories of Brain Cancer
Damn The Statistics, I Have a Life to Live!: Coping with a Brain Tumor My Personal Story
Amazon Price: $9.78 (as of 12/08/2009) 
Plant A Geranium In Your Cranium
Amazon Price: $11.24 (as of 12/08/2009)
Making Miracles Happen
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
In Sickness and in Health: One Woman's Story of Love, Loss, and Healing
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/08/2009)
Ya Gotta Believe!: My Roller-Coaster Life as a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope-Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
Featured Book: Chasing Daylight
Chasing Daylight:How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
On May 24, 2005, Eugene O'Kelly stepped into his doctor's office with a full calendar and a lifetime of plans on his mind. Six days later he would resign as CEO of KPMG. His lifetime of plans dwindled to 100 days, leaving him just enough time to say goodbye.
Chasing Daylight is O'Kelly's honest, touching, and ultimately inspirational memoir completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Its haunting yet extraordinarily hopeful voice reminds us to embrace the fragile, fleeting moments of our lives-the time we have with our family, our friends, and even ourselves.
It is an eloquent confirmation that our lives and the people in them are temporary joys, but the time we spend enjoying them is never lost. And if we conquer our fears-even the fear of facing the end of our lives and leaving behind those we love-we can conquer anything.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
The Brain Cancer Blog
Be the first to find out about new treatment techniques, fundraising opportunities, and success stories.
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Surviving Terminal Cancer: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won't Tell You About
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 12/08/2009)
Brain Tumors: Leaving the Garden of Eden--A Survival Guide to Diagnosis, Learning the Basics, Getting Organized, and Finding Your Medical Team
Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/08/2009)
Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 12/08/2009)
100 Q&A About Brain Tumors (100 Questions & Answers)
Amazon Price: $16.20 (as of 12/08/2009)
Navigating Through a Strange Land: 2nd Edition: A Book for Brain Tumor Patients and Their Families,
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
The Tug McGraw Foundation
- Tug McGraw
- The Foundation was established by Tug McGraw in 2003 to raise funds to enhance
the quality of life of children and adults with brain tumors and
their families. - Wikipedia
- Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw, Jr. was a colorful Major League Baseball relief pitcher...
- Colorful McGraw had brain cancer
- Tug McGraw, the zany relief pitcher who coined the phrase 'You Gotta Believe' with the New York Mets and later closed out the Philadelphia Phillies' only World Series championship, died on January 5, 2004. He was 59.
- Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
- ABC2 has teamed with the Tug McGraw Foundation to address quality of life issues for brain cancer patients.
Brain Cancer Support for Families
- HER2 Support Group
- Primarily for breast cancer patients - also covers metastatic brain tumors.
- On Top of Cancer
- A directory of support group resources.
- Online Support Groups
- If you can't find support locally or don't wish to go to face-to-face meetings, try an online support group. Also helpful for family and friends of "stubborn" patients.
- Support and Advocacy Groups
- Organizations in the US, Canada, and International groups.
- American Association of Cancer Reseach
- A directory of well-known and respected support and advocacy groups.
When Someone you Love has Brain Cancer
- Yahoo! Answers
- One member has a question about having their brother-in-law come home to die.
- Walther.org
- An excellent PDF brochure about dealing with the brain cancer patient who isn't who they used to be.
Support Brain Cancer Research
- Virtual Trials
- A clinical trials group that has teamed up with many businesses and organizations to fund research.
- Art of the Brain
- Our mission is to raise money for the UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program's brain cancer research, to raise public awareness of this deadly disease, and spotlight the talent, strength and courage of our brain cancer patients.
Give the Gift of Support
"Survivor [grey ribbon]" Women's T-Shirt
The grey ribbon stands for brain cancer, and Survivor is written across it.
Price: 20.99
Brain Cancer Women's T-Shirt
A classy grey ribbon on the front and full color image on the back.
Price: 20.99
Don't Stare Jr. Woman's Ringer T-Shirt
Don't stare...say a prayer. Fun for the bald cancer patient.
Price: 18.99
Treatment Options for Brain Cancer
- Treating Brain Cancer With Biotherapy
- Biotherapy is designed to repair, stimulate, or enhance the body's immune responses.
- Chemotherapy for Brain Cancer
- The success rate of chemotherapy depends heavily on the type of tumor.
- Radiation Therapy for Brain Cancer Patients
- Radiation is often used in conjunction with surgery and/or chemo.
- Fluorescent-Guided Surgery Technique
- A new surgery technique may allow for greater removal of brain tumors.
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- Irenemaria Irenemaria Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:00 am
- I like the work you made on this lens. I just now posted my lens about Glioblastoma Multiform Brain tumor. I lived through the treatment and horror of it all. I will lensroll you to my lens. Thank you!
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- hempnecklace hempnecklace Oct 29, 2008 @ 12:16 am
- I created a cancer and cancer cure group.
I wanted to invite you to join. You lense is most welcome.
Cancer
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- bjsquidoo bjsquidoo Oct 3, 2008 @ 2:10 pm
- Great lens and so fitting for me to find it as my granddaughter is now fighting this disease. Thanks for all the great resources that I can look into and pass on to Amaya's mom for her to do research also.
Please visit Amaya's page at:
Medulloblastoma-Research-and-Treatment
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- tomyboy72 tomyboy72 Sep 17, 2008 @ 9:50 pm
- It was great to find your lens. My daughter at age 11 had a brain tumor removed. And now she is our miracle girl. She is now 16 and just had her 5 year cancer free check up. Do you have any donation links for "Make a Wish" I would like to feature them on my lens. Thank you and great lens.
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- KelleyEidem KelleyEidem Mar 1, 2008 @ 9:41 pm
- Thank you, Kimberly, for your great site! You sure do know how to design a lens.
I hope I can bring you hope. In my book, there are five brain cancer victors whose stories are told. One was in a coma prior to beginning treatment with Dr. Emanuel Revici.
Another was young physician who graduated from Harvard and from Yale Medical School. He was told he had 2 to 4 months to live. That was 45 years ago, and he's still alive today.
A third asked her doctor for a gun to blow her brains out, prior to seeing Dr. Revici.
Kelley Eidem
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