Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Oncology

Oligoastrocytoma Patient/Family Resources

Pediatrics | Spanish | Miscellaneous

• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Brain Tumors: Primary: Access document
    • Cancer of the Brain: Access document
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Homepage
  • Disorders: Table of contents
    • Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors — Hope Through Research: Access document
    • Brain and Spinal Tumors: Access document
• National Brain Tumor Foundation: Homepage
  • Patient Information Overview: List of documents
    • Diagnosis: Access document
    • Treatment: Access document
    • Post-Treatment: Access document
• NeurosurgeryToday.org (American Association of Neurological Surgeons): Homepage
  • What is Neurosurgery: Table of contents
    • Patient Resources: List of documents
      • Brain Tumors: Access document
• Cancer.gov (National Cancer Institute): Homepage
  • Brain Tumors: Table of contents
    • Description: English | Spanish
    • Types of Adult Brain Tumor: English | Spanish
    • Treatment Option Overview: English | Spanish
    • Treatment Options by Type of Adult Brain Tumor: English | Spanish
    • Changes to this Summary: English | Spanish
    • To Learn More: English | Spanish
• MedlinePlus and the Patient Education Institute: Homepage
  • Interactive Health Tutorials: Table of contents
    • Brain Cancer: List of documents
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Primary Brain Tumor: English | Spanish
• InteliHealth Disease and Condition Guide: Table of contents
  • Brain Tumors: Access document
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 6. Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders: Table of contents
    • Chapter 88. Tumors of the Nervous System: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Brain Tumors: Access document
      • Spinal Cord Tumors: Access document
      • Radiation Damage to the Nervous System: Access document

Pediatrics

• Cancer.gov (National Cancer Institute): Homepage
  • Childhood Brain Tumors: Table of contents
    • Description: English | Spanish 
    • Stage Explanation: English | Spanish
    • Treatment Option Overview: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Medulloblastoma: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Brain Stem Glioma: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma: English | Spanish 
    • Childhood Craniopharyngioma: English | Spanish
    • Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor: English | Spanish 
    • Spinal Cord Tumors: English | Spanish
    • Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma: English | Spanish
    • Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma: English | Spanish 
    • Recurrent Childhood Brain Tumor: English | Spanish
    • Changes to this Summary: English | Spanish
    • To Learn More: English | Spanish
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation): Homepage
  • Health Information for Parents: Table of contents
    • Medical Problems: List of documents
      • Brain Tumors: Access document

Spanish

• Cancer.gov (National Cancer Institute): Homepage
  • Brain Tumors: Table of contents
    • Description: English | Spanish
    • Types of Adult Brain Tumor: English | Spanish
    • Treatment Option Overview: English | Spanish
    • Treatment Options by Type of Adult Brain Tumor: English | Spanish
    • Changes to this Summary: English | Spanish
    • To Learn More: English | Spanish
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Primary Brain Tumor: English | Spanish

Miscellaneous Oligoastrocytoma Patient/Family Resources

• The Brain Tumor Society: Homepage
  • Resources for Patients and Families: List of documents
• Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
  • Brain Tumor: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
  • Brain Cancer: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Brain Tumor
  Additional Brain Tumor Resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Neurological Disorders
  Additional Neurological Disorders resources (These sites have not been reviewed.) 
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Neurology
  Additional Neurology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Oncology
  Additional Oncology Resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)