Patient Resources

Resources about brain tumors:

• Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center: 410-955-4526
• American Brain Tumor Association: 1-800-886-2282
• Brain Science Foundation: 781-239-2903
• The Brain Tumor Society
• The Healing Exchange Brain Trust: 1-877-252-8480
• International Brain Tumour Alliance
• Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Information: 1-516-295-4740 or toll free: 888-295-4740
• National Brain Tumor Foundation: 1-800-934-CURE (2873) patient care or 1-800-770-8287 (toll-free)
• New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy
• Tumor Free

Resources about specific types of brain tumors

• Chordoma Support Group
• Neurofibromatosis, Inc.: 630-627-1115
• Pituitary Network Association: 805-499-9973

Resources about cancer

• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins: 410-955-5222
• American Cancer Society: 1-800-ACS-2345
• Cancer and Careers
• Cancer Care, Inc.: 1-800-813-HOPE
• Cancer Guide
• Cancer Hope Network: 1-800-552-4366
• CancerSource.com (The Angels of Hope Cancer Information Resource Foundation): 770-631-6761
• CURE: Cancer Updates, Research & Education: 1-800-210-CURE
• Hospice Education Institute: 1-800-331-1620
• National Association for Hospital Hospitality Houses: 1-800-542-9730
• National Cancer Institute: 1-800-4CANCER
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: 1-888-650-9127
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network: 215-690-0280
• National Family Caregivers Association: 301-942-6430
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: 703-837-1500
• National Students of AMF (Ailing Mothers and Fathers) Support Network (support for college students who have a parent with cancer or who have lost a parent to cancer)
• Oncolink: 215-349-8895

Resources about specific treatments

• Chemocare.com
• Temodar - Your Questions Answered

Resources about research and clinical trials

• CancerSource.com (The Angels of Hope Cancer Information Resource Foundation): 770-631-6761
• Center Watch, Clinical Trials Listing Service: 1-866-219-3440 (toll-free)
• Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups: 1-877-520-4457
• CURE: Cancer Updates, Research & Education: 1-800-210-CURE
• National Cancer Cooperative Group: 1-877-520-4457
• National Cancer Institute: 1-800-4CANCER
• NIH & Clinical Research
• Virtual Trials: 1-888-295-4740

Resources about transportation assistance

• Aircare Alliance: 1-888-260-9707
• American Cancer Society: 1-800-ACS-2345
• Corporate Angel Network: 1-914-328-1313
• Flights For Life, Inc.
• Hope Air: 1-877-346-HOPE (4673)
• Lifeline Pilots: 1-800-822-7972
• Mercy Medical Airlift: 1-800-296-1217
• Northwoods Air Lifeline: 1-800-311-1760
• U.S. Air Ambulance: 1-800-948-1214

Other related resources

Search engines for health and medical information

• Healthfinder
• Medline Plus

More related resources

• American Pain Foundation: 1-888-615-PAIN (7246)
• American Speech-Language Hearing Association: 1-888-498-6699
• Brain Injury Association: 703-761-0750
• Caregiver.com: 1-800-829-2734, 954-893-0550
• Cushings Support and Research Foundation: 949-455-0555
• Disability Resources, Inc.: 631-585-0290
• Epilepsy Foundation of America: 1-800-332-1000
• Food and Drug Administration: 1-888-463-6332
• Meningioma Mommas
• National Aphasia Association: 1-800-922-4622
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: 1-888-644-6226
• National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.: 212-545-7510
• National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders: 800-241-1044
• Patient Advocate Foundation: 1-800-532-5274
• The Sierra Group: 800-973-7687
• Visiting Nurse Association of America: 202-384-1420
• Vital Options: 818-508-5657
• Well Spouse Foundation: 1-800-838-0879 or 732-577-8644