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Treatment
Adult Brain Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] [ health professional ]
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of adult brain tumors.

Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Brain Tumors
Check for adult brain tumor treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of various childhood brain tumors.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Brain Tumors
Check for childhood brain tumor treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Spinal Cord Tumors
Check for treatment trials for childhood spinal cord tumors. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood brain stem glioma.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
Check for childhood brain stem glioma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Check for childhood central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood medulloblastoma and childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors.

What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?
A brief explanation of childhood central nervous system embryonal tumors.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors
Check for treatment trials for childhood central nervous system embryonal tumors including: childhood ependymoblastoma, childhood medulloblastoma, childhood medulloepithelioma, childhood pineal parenchymal tumors of intermediate differentiation, childhood pineoblastoma, and childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trial Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Medulloblastoma
Check for childhood medulloblastoma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Pineoblastoma
Check for treatment trials for childhood pineoblastoma tumors. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
Check for treatment trials for childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood cerebellar astrocytoma.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma
Check for childhood cerebellar astrocytoma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood cerebral astrocytoma.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma
Check for childhood cerebral astrocytoma/malignant glioma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood craniopharyngioma

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Craniopharyngioma
Check for childhood craniopharyngioma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] [ health professional ]
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood ependymoma.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Ependymoma
Check for childhood ependymoma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma.

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma
Check for childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.

Many Patients with Malignant Gliomas Don't Receive Recommended Care
A study published in the February 2, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association investigated patterns of care for patients diagnosed with malignant gliomas between 1997 and 2000.

Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy
A fact sheet that describes the process of eliminating the blood supply to tumors. Lists the cancers in which this approach is being tested. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.42

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
A fact sheet that explains the step-by-step procedures of two types of transplantations used with high-dose chemotherapy, including their risks and benefits. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.41

Care for Children and Adolescents With Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about children's cancer centers and health care approaches, including clinical trials for children with cancer. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.21

Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that discusses research with genetic material in developing cancer therapies, including risks, benefits, and ethical issues. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.18

Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about metastasis, the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Discusses the diagnosis and treatment of cancer that has spread. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 6.20

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