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When Someone you Love has Brain Cancer

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Brain cancer is a very strange and scary disease - sometimes even scarier for the people who DON'T have it! Understanding what brain cancer is, how it affects the body, how it can be treated, and how to support a brain cancer patient can help family and friends feel better about their situation.

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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

The books below are personal stories from or about people with brain cancer. They all have received stunning reviews on Amazon, including comments such as, "I couldn't put it down."

Featured Book: Chasing Daylight

In a strange coincidence, this was chosen by InBubbleWrap as their book of the day the same day I started this lens. Read InBubbleGuy's review and purchase the book below.

The Brain Cancer Blog

Be the first to find out about new treatment techniques, fundraising opportunities, and success stories.

Facts about Brain Tumors and Cancer

The Tug McGraw Foundation

Famous country singer Tim McGraw's father, Tug McGraw, died in 2004 of a cancerous brain tumor. Learn about the foundation started in his honor and how you can help families suffering from the effects of brain cancer.

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

Since brain cancer can have a physiological effect on the patient's emotions and actions, dealing with someone who has brain cancer can often be challenging for friends and family.

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

Brain cancer research, like the disease, is varied and covers many areas of treatment styles and methods. By supporting brain cancer research, you can help doctors find better treatments, develop more effective drugs, and save families the grief and stress of enduring this illness.

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

Brain cancer patients and survivors appreciate your caring and support. Wear your support on your sleeve, literally, with these great shirts and gifts for patients and survivors, and the people who love them.

Treatment Options for Brain Cancer

Understanding your treatment options is an important part of taking a pro-active stance against brain cancer. Educated patients and families make better health care decisions.

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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DavidDove Sep 7, 2011 @ 6:00 am | delete

A valuable resource, thank you

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Gio May 11, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete

great lens!

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---Chazz Apr 13, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete

Great lens with a lot of good resources and info links. (I lost an uncle to brain cancer many years ago.) Lensrolled to our cancer charity fundraising lens at http://www.squidoo.com/Dawn

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Karen Sosnoski Feb 11, 2010 @ 8:23 am | delete

Sandra Wyatt, Founder of Hope with Support, a brain tumor support group, shares her story with me in my recent Psychology Today post: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/imperfect-offerings/201002/love-in-the-time-brain-tumors
Her story focuses on adjusting to, even thriving in the face of changes wrought by the brain tumors.

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Irenemaria Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:00 am | delete

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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