A brain tumor diagnosis or recurrence can be overwhelming. The ABTA offers educational brochures designed to inform and empower patients, caregivers and loved ones. All information is carefully reviewed by the ABTA’s Clinical Advisory Committee, composed of brain tumor medical experts, and by brain tumor patients, to ensure content is accurate and unbiased.
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Patients and caregivers impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis may order hard copies of these educational brochures free of charge. There is also a free download of each brochure that will appear on your order form. Medical professionals and medical institutions may order a one-time complimentary brochure sample set or place a customized order of brochures for a minimal cost.
If a specific brain tumor type is not listed below, review the ABTA Tumor Types webpage to access information on additional tumor types. Questions? Call 773-577-8750.
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About Brain Tumors: A Primer for Patients & Caregivers (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This 81-page booklet provides an overview of brain tumor basics, parts of the brain, tumor types, causes and risk factors, symptoms and side effects, diagnosis and seizures, coping and caregiving, facts and statistics, brain tumor terminology and much more. Also includes a special section on pediatric brain tumors. Copyright 2020 There is a free PDF of this brochure available for…
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Brain Tumors-A Handbook for the Newly Diagnosed (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This handbook was written to help you, your family and your friends learn more about brain tumors. The first half includes information about those critical first hours and days when you are struggling to process just having a brain tumor while needing to make treatment decisions. The second half provides more general information about brain tumors, the different types and…
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Caregiver Handbook – Managing Brain Tumor Side Effects & Symptoms (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This handbook combines caregiver advice professional experience and the outcomes of clinical research to provide you with an introduction to caring for someone close to you who has a brain tumor, and provide you with the tools and resources to help you navigate the journey. There is a free PDF of this brochure available for download after checkout
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Chemotherapy (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- “Chemotherapy” is the use of drugs to treat cancer. Chemotherapy drugs are used to treat both low grade and high grade brain tumors. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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Clinical Trials (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This booklet describes how research studies, called clinical trials, are used to discover new ways to prevent, detect and treat brain tumors. There is a free PDF of this brochure available for download after checkout
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Conventional Radiation Therapy (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Explains a common form of radiation therapy - conventional external beam radiation. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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Ependymoma (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This publication provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of ependymomas. COPYRIGHT© 2021 ABTA There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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Glioblastoma & High-Grade Astrocytoma (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Explains glioblastoma and high-grade astrocytoma brain tumors. There is a free PDF of this brochure available for download after checkout
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Medulloblastoma (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This brochure provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of medulloblastoma and PNETs located in the cerebellum in both children and adults. COPYRIGHT © 2020 ABTA There is a free PDF of this brochure available for download after checkout
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Meningioma (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This publication provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of meningiomas. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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Metastatic Brain Tumors (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Provides a comprehensive overview of metastatic brain tumors - cancer that has spread to the brain from elsewhere in the body - including diagnosis and treatment. This reference also discusses "unknown primaries" in which the primary site of the cancer is never found, and situations in which the brain metastasis is found "before" the primary cancer site is found. COPYRIGHT©…
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Oligodendroglioma (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma belong to a group of brain tumors called gliomas. Gliomas are tumors that arise from the glial, or supportive cells of the brain. There are several different types of gliomas. This publication addresses two types of gliomas: oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout…
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Pituitary Tumors (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinoma. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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Proton Therapy (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- This publication discusses Proton Therapy as a treatment option for brain tumors. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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Seizure First Aid Tips (pack of 10) (for Patients & Caregiver)
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- This flyer quickly guides the reader through first aid tips for someone experiencing a seizure. Available in packs of 10.
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Steroids (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Explains what steroids are, why they are used, side effects, and tips for managing those effects. There is a free PDF of this brochure (in English and Spanish) available for download after checkout
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Surgery (for Patients & Caregivers)
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- Describes the different types of surgical procedures, new tools and techniques, and caring for yourself after surgery. There is a free PDF of this brochure in English and Spanish available for download after checkout
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