Brain Cancer Information

Patient Information Booklet on Brain Cancer

Understanding Brain Tumours
Cancer Backup, 2005 edition
(54 page booklet)
Available to borrow from ECH library P/QZ 201 BOX 3 COA 2005 or order from 0808 800 1234

Online UK Patient Information on Brain Cancer
Brain Tumour: a guide for patients and carers
British Brain and Spine Foundation, 2004.
(40 page leaflet, pdf file 125k)
http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/document.rm?id=19

Brain Tumors in Children: factsheet
Cancerbackup, 2007
(on-line factsheet)
http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Childrens
cancers/Typesofchildrenscancers/Braintumours

Primary and Secondary Brain Tumours
Cancer Backup, 2005
(on-line information)
http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Brain/General
/Braintumours

Brain Tumours
Patient UK, 2004
(6 page PDF factsheet)
http://www.patient.co.uk/pdf/pilsL739.pdf

Brain Tumour
NHS Direct, 2006
(from NHS Direct online health encyclopaedia)
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleid=61

Brain Tumours
Cancer Research UK, 2002
(on-line information)
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=5005

Online Patient Information from the US
Brain Cancer
eMedicine Consumer Health (USA). 2004
(on-line information)
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/brain_cancer/article_em.htm

Adult Brain Tumours (PDQ®): Treatment
National Institutes of Health (US) Information. 2000
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adultbrain
/patient/