>My brother has a glioblastoma multiforme. We want to know what's ahead.
>Gamma knife experience? Let me know how you're dealing with this.
> JET
There is a listserv called BRAINTMR which addresses these matters quite well.
This listserv has many patients and physicians participating.
Brain Tumor Discussion Mailing List:
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Leave the subject line blank, and set the first message line to:
subscribe BRAINTMR your_first_name your_last_name
There are also World Wide Web Resources for Brain tumors at the following
addresses:
Brain Tumors
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http://www.halcyon.com/sbarnes/trial/trial.html - This is a list of
clinical trials and noteworthy treatments for adult glioblastoma
multiforme (a form of brain cancer).
NEW LOCATION: http://www.lanminds.com/local/brain/trial.htmlhttp://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/mghns-hp.htm - Mass General Neurosurgical
Service
http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/nonc-hp.htm - Mass General Neuro-oncology
Service
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~lberko/abta_html/abta1.htm - American Brain
Tumor Association Home Page
http://keck.ucsf.edu/ - W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Integrative
Neuroscience (UCSF)
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/neurosurgery - Univ. Southern California
Neurosurgery
http://www.econ.uiuc.edu/~emma/home.html - Emma Koenkev's home page (brain
tumor patient).
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html - Whole Brain Atlas
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The Gamma Knife is a commercial instrument to perform stereotactic
radiosurgery. There are other ways, using a conventional linear accelerator, to
accomplish the same type of treatment. Stereotactic radiosurgery is one way to
approach GBM...either before, after or instead of surgery.
Questions?
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