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CANCER TYPE > BRAIN > RESOURCES & SUPPORT > PATIENT INFORMATION GUIDEUK Patient Information Guide: Brain tumours
This section lists information resources available in the UK for cancer patients and their families. For resources giving general information on cancer, its treatments and effects, please use the links in the right hand menu.
Books
| 100 Questions and Answers About Brain Tumors | |
| Author | Virginia Stark-Vance |
| Publisher | Jones and Bartlett, 2004 |
| Description | Gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. (This is an American published book so some information may not be relevant to the UK) |
| ISBN | 0763723088 |
| Like a Hole in the Head: Living with a brain tumour | |
| Author | Ivan Noble |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Description | Ivan Noble was a science journalist who worked for the BBC. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in August 2002 and very sadly died in January 2005. This book is a collection of his writings about his feelings and experiences throughout his illness. |
| ISBN | 0340864281 |
| Date | 2005 |
| Mary Has a Brain Tumour | |
| Author | Victoria Barton |
| Publisher | CLIC Sargent |
| Description | This is an illustrated book for children with brain tumours, or for children who know someone with a brain tumour. The book explains about brain tumours and the treatments with lots of pictures. It is available in English, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati and Welsh. |
| Obtain from | Can be ordered online from the CLIC Sargent website at: www.clicsargent.org.uk |
| My Brain Tumour Adventures: The story of a little boy coping with a brain tumour | |
| Author | Sharon Dempsey |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley |
| Description | This is an illustrated children's storybook about a little boy with a brain tumour. Written for 2-7 year olds, this book is designed to help children and adults come to terms with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and the side effects of their medication. |
| ISBN | 1843101254 |
| Date | 2003 |
Booklets and factsheets
| Acoustic neuroma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Astrocytoma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| CNS lymphoma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Ependymoma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Haemangioblastoma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Medulloblastoma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Meningioma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Mixed gliomas | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Oligodendroglioma | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Pineal region tumours | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Pituitary tumours | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Secondary brain tumours | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Understanding brain tumours | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
All resources in UK patient information guide have been reviewed by Cancerbackup specialist nurses and all details were correct at time of review.
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