Please note: I am not a doctor and am offering this page only to provide a guide to information existing elsewhere on the Internet. I cannot vouch for the accuracy or applicability of these sources to an individual case. Please discuss information you find with your physician before making changes to your medication, lifestyle or treatment program.
After setting up JoJo's website, we noticed that a good percentage of our visitors come to us from search engines. Many of you, I suspect, are searching for easy-to-read, helpful and personal information about the symptoms and treatment of meningioma brain tumors.
Since I do a lot of reading on the subject, I thought I'd share some links to help make your search for information easier. The sites below were selected because they offer the most practical information with a minimum of technical jargon.
A common cause. A common cure.
Even though the focus of our website will continue to be the search for treatment and help for canine brain tumors, it's very clear that there is a common thread.
Brain tumors in humans and dogs are very similar. In fact, many treatment breakthroughs
for human brain tumor patients were first tested in canines.
It is also true that brain tumors, whether human or canine, are less well understood than many cancers. And compared with other cancers, research on all types of brain tumors are woefully underfunded.
That is why I'm hoping that, if you can, you will also help promote and support brain tumor research in any way your health, resources and talents allow. Only by taking up the challenge ourselves — whether patient, family member or caregiver — will the banner of hope be raised.
I invite you to support the JoJo Meningioma Research Fund at the University of Illinois and other centers and foundations for brain tumor research, a few of which are listed below. I wish you the best on your journey, and wish you peace and strength.
Brain tumor links.
The following links apply mainly to human brain tumors. However, since canine tumors are similar, these readers might also find this information useful.
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Associations
American Brain Tumor Association - A good basic primer on all on brain tumors. Includes a "dictionary", guides to clinical trials and support.
Symptoms and Treatment
Guide to Brain and CNS tumors from About.com - The guides to About.com are real people with experience in the sites they review. These are their selections on this topic.
Brain tumor symptoms - A self-assessment test for brain tumors. Caution: this is not a substitute for a medical assessment. Brain tumor symptoms are notoriously complex, and by themselves, cannot confirm a diagnosis.
Johns Hopkins Meningioma Society - This site has links to a lot of useful information and support from a well known center for meningioma treatment.
Information links for brain tumors - A lot of links from a private individual to help you on your way to finding the latest treatments.
If this information has helped you, please consider contributing to the JoJo Meningioma Research Fund at the University of Illinois. It is a fund to support study into new ways to treat brain tumors in dogs and cats. The fund is administered by the University of Illinois. Contributions are tax deductible.
Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Information - Includes a guide to various treatment options, listings of clinical trials as well as a virtual trial to help track the success of actual treatments. Go to: http://www.virtualtrials.com/musella/
Be sure and read the section entitled "Brain Tumor Guide" if you or a loved one has been newly diagnosed with a brain tumor. It has tips on such vital topics as how to find the right treatment center, how to choose a doctor, as well as insurance and financial information. It's at: http://virtualtrials.com/faq/toc.cfm
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