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Balancing Cancer and Careers Seminar in the Bay Area

November 10, 2009
Everything you always wanted to know...about combining work and cancer treatment.
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UCSF Brain Tumor Symposium

November 20, 2009
Advances in Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
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Victorian Tea Party

December 13, 2009
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Publications

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Publications

The Essential Guide to Brain Tumors

This easy-to-read and comprehensive 80-page booklet about brain tumors contains valuable information for newly diagnosed patients, long-term survivors, family members, and health professionals.

Coping With Your Loved One's Brain Tumor

This brochure describes important coping strategies for caregivers and family members of a loved one with a brain tumor.

En Español: Lidiando con el Tumor Cerebral de un Ser Querido

(In Spanish: Coping With Your Loved One's Brain Tumor)

Understanding Glioblastoma

This brochure helps patients and caregivers understand more about the diagnosis and treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme.

Returning to Work: Is It Right For You?

This brochure reviews brain tumor survivors' rights with respect to returning to work and suggests several strategies to make it an easier transition back into the workplace.

Fact Sheets

How Tumors Affect the Mind, Emotion and Personality

This fact sheet describes some of the cognitive changes that can occur due to a brain tumor and its treatment.

Brain Tumors and Fatigue

This fact sheet describes factors that can trigger fatigue in people with brain tumors, as well as specific strategies to help manage fatigue.

Internet Resources for Patients, Families and Health Professionals

This fact sheet contains a list of online resources in areas such as treatment, support, financial assistance, and legal concerns.

Printed Resources for Brain Tumor Patients and Families

This fact sheet provides an up-to-date list of useful books and magazines.

Ask the Nurse

Learn how to contact the NBTS Medical Information Specialist for a free consult from a neuroscience nurse about medical jargon, treatment options, side effects of medications, and much more.

10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Doctor visits can be overwhelming and many patients aren't sure what they should ask in such a short amount of time. This fact sheet has 10 common questions that you'll want to have answered before you leave.

How and Why to Get a Second Opinion

This fact sheet describes why a second opinion is a good idea and how to get one.

Issues to Consider When Choosing a Treatment Center

Knowing what center to go to for treatment can be daunting. This fact sheet describes what to look for in a brain tumor treatment center and what questions to ask before choosing where to receive treatment.

Clinical Trial Overview

This fact sheet describes what clinical trials are; the differences between Phase I, II and III; and whether you should consider participating in one for treatment.

How to Find and Access Clinical Trials

This fact sheet provides step-by-step instructions for identifying a clinical trial and gathering the information needed to participate.

Who Gets Brain Tumors and Why?

Unfortunately, there is still not enough information to know exactly what causes brain tumors. However, this fact sheet describes some leading theories and discusses research that is currently being done to answer this question.

En Español: Cómo los tumores afectan la mente, las emociones y la personalidad

This fact sheet is the Spanish version of "How Tumors Affect the Mind, Emotion, and Personality."

En Español: Preguntas Sobre Los Tumores Cerebrales

A fact sheet in Spanish on brain tumors.