Rehabilitation for A Child with A Brain Tumor

After brain tumor treatment, it’s normal for a child to have after-effects. For instance, your child may have trouble talking, walking normally, or swallowing. Rehabilitation therapy can lessen these problems and help your child turn to normal activities, such as attending school.

Brain Tumors: Surgery

Surgery is a common treatment for many types of brain tumors. It's often the first treatment used.

Brain Tumor: Grades

Before your healthcare provider can recommend a treatment plan, they need to know the grade of the cancer. The grade tells your healthcare provider how likely the tumor will spread and how it might respond to treatment.

Brain Tumor: Helping a Family Member or Friend

One way to reach out is to provide emotional support or help your loved one find an appropriate source of social support. Many people who have brain tumors find it helpful to talk to others who have been through a similar diagnosis and treatment program.

Brain Tumors: Newly Diagnosed

It's OK to feel overwhelmed and afraid. But you shouldn't let those feelings stop you from finding out as much as you can about your cancer and about the choices you have.

Brain Tumor: Risk Factors

Healthcare providers do not know exactly what causes a brain tumor. But certain factors may raise your risk.

Leukemia: Introduction

Leukemia is cancer that starts in the bone marrow. When you have leukemia, your body makes too many blood cells, and they aren't normal.

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: Surgery

Surgery is the most common way to treat nonmelanoma skin cancer. There are many methods of surgery than can be used to remove the cancer. The goal is to completely remove the cancer while trying to limit harm to healthy tissue. This is especially important when the cancer is on the face.

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: Stages

The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. It's one of the most important things to know when deciding how to treat the cancer. Here's what you need to know about the stages of nonmelanoma skin cancer.