| Virtual
Trials: Clinical Trials, information
on treatment and support with a focus on new and/or experimental
treatments. http://www.virtualtrials.com |
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Acoustic Neuroma Association
- 600 Peachtree Parkway Ste 108, Cumming, GA 30041 --A patient-organized
mutual aid group offering national meetings, local support networks, information
booklets, public education, research funding, and a quarterly newsletter,
Notes. For patients who have experienced acoustic neuroma or other tumors
affecting the cranial nerves.
Phone: 770-205-8211; Fax: 770-205-0239
email: anausa@aol.com - url: http://anausa.org |
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Brain Tumor Information Service
- (Of the Neuro Information Foundation)
Calls to the center are taken by a nurse clinician and cases are triaged
to experts in brain tumors all over the country, and the experts contact
the patient's family with their opinions. Contact Person:
G.J. Djohrmann 919 N. Michigan Ave. - Ste 3100, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone:
312-684-1400
Fax:
312- 280-9475 |
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Treatment
of Brain Tumors - New
York University Medical Center
Tutorials include surgical cases, surgical procedures for brain tumors,
and astrocytomas. This site is rarely updated. http://www.med.nyu.edu/neurosurgery/subspecialty/braintumors.html |
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American Brain Tumor Association
- American
Brain Tumor Association
The American Brain Tumor Association is an independent, non-profit
organization founded in 1973. Services include over 20 publications which
address brain tumors and their treatment; referrals to brain tumor support
groups nationwide; a Connections pen-pal program; and a national biennial
brain tumor symposium for patients and their families. A tri-annual newsletter,
the Message Line, describes research advances. Services are provided without
charge to patients and families. Address: 2720 River Rd. -
Suite 146 - Des Plaines, IL 60018 Toll Free: 800-886-2282
Phone: 847- 827-9910 Fax: 847- 827-9918 -
email:
info@abta.org
-- url:
http://www.abta.org |
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Central Brain Tumor Registry of
the United States (CBTRUS) -3333 West 47th St., Chicago, IL 60632
-A not-for-profit corporation that collects data onprimary benign and malignant
brain tumors into a central database Telephone: 773-579-0021; Fax:
630- 655-1756 --
email: cbtrus@aol.com -- url: http://www.cbtrus.org |
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Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
- Provides support and education services to families and survivors, and
funds scientific research on pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors and
their consequences. A parent-to-parent network and a Family Outreach Project
bring families together to bridge their isolation. Address:
274 Madison Ave. - Suite 1301, New York, NY 10016., Telephone: 212-
448-9494; Fax: 212- 448-1022 -
url: http:// www.cbtf.org - |
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T.H.E. Brain Trust -Provides
support and education services to families and survivors, 186 Hampshire
St, Cambridge, MA 02139-1320
Telephone: 617-876-2002 -- Fax: 617-876-2332
url: http://www.braintrust.org - email: info@braintrust.org |
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| Brain
Tumor Foundation For Children, Inc. -- Newsletter, referral
services, support groups, A/V materials. Address: 1835 Savoy Dr
Ste 316, Atlanta, GA 30301. Phone: 770- 458-5554 -
Fax:
770- 458-5467 email: btfc@bellsouth.net -- url:
http://www.btfcgainc.org/ |
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National
Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF) -provides supportive
services to brain tumor patients, their families and loved ones, and health
professionals who work with brain tumor patients.
Address: 414 Thirteenth
Street, Ste 700, Oakland, CA 94612-2603 -- Contact: 800-934-2873;
Fax:
510-839-9779; Patient Line: 800 934-2873-
e-mail: nbtf@braintumor.org |
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The Brain Tumor Society NBTS
- Provides support and education services to families and survivors, and
funds scientific research 84 Seattle St., Boston, MA 02134-1245 toll
free: 800-770-TBTS (8287) -- 617783-0340 --- Fax: 617-783-9712
-- e-mail info@tbts.org --
url:
http://www.tbts.org/ |
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Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada
- 650 Waterloo St, Ste 100, London, Ontario N6B 2R4 Canada - Funds brain
tumor research, provides patient and family support services and educates
the public. Pediatric and adult patient resource guides and quarterly newsletter.
Telephone: 519-642-7755; Fax: 519-642-7192 --
email: btfc@BTFC.org -- url: http://www.btfc.org |
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Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
of the United States - 315 Ridgefield Ct. - Asheville, NC 28806
- The initial funder of the brain tumor registry, PBTF promotes awareness
of brain tumors so increased funding for
laboratory research will be available. Toll free: 800-253-6530;
Telephone:
828-665-6891 - email: Ride4Kd@IBM.NET
url:http://www.ride4kids.org |
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Pituitary Network Association
- 223 East Thousand Oaks Blvd #320 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 -Disseminates
information regarding early detection, symptoms, treatments and resources
for pituitary tumor patients. Telephone: 805-496-4932; Fax:
805-557-1161 -
url: http://www.pituitary.com |
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