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There are two main types of brain cancer. Primary brain cancer starts in the brain. Metastatic brain cancer starts somewhere else in the body and moves to the brain. Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.
Brain tumors can cause many symptoms. Some of the most common are
No one knows the exact causes of brain tumors. Doctors can seldom explain why one person develops a brain tumor and another does not.
National Cancer Institute
E! Online News: Harrison's Latest Cancer Scare - Reporting George is battling brain cancer and receiving Cobalt-Radiation therapy at the Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland.
The Classroom is Bare - The story of a daughter's seven year struggle with brain cancer.
The Classroom is Bare - The story of Linda Favero, a gifted teacher, and her struggle with brain cancer. Also a story of the impact teachers have on their students' lives.
Skyfire Designs Handcrafted Jewelry - Jewelry dedicated to brain cancer awareness.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies - The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS, and other diseases.
PET Scan: PET Scan Info Reveals ... - Describes benefits of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) as a tool to help find cancer, damaged heart tissue, brain disorders and other health conditions.
James S. McDonnell Foundation - Funding a 21st Century Science Initiative: Mind and Behaviour; Brain Cancer; Complex Systems.
DiaSorin - Develops and manufactures reagents for use in the treatment of infectious disease, endocrinology, bone & mineral metabolism, cancer, brain injury, cardiac, therapeutic drug monitoring and autoimmunity.
University of Pittsburgh: Brain Tumor Center - Affiliated with the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, this institution provides diagnosis and treatment services for brain cancer. Located in Pennsylvania.
Wake Forest Cancer Center: Brain Tumor - Provides information in a links format about treatment for malignant or invasive tumors of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves.