Brain Tumour and Brain Cancer

Brain tumours affect adults of all ages. There are almost 1,400 new cases of malignant brain tumours in Australia and many more benign brain tumours that can be just as deadly if the tumour is in a vital area of the brain. More than 1,200 people die each year from malignant and benign brain tumours.

Brain cancer is also one of the few cancers which occur in children, with 115 new cases a year among children.

These pages have been prepared to help you understand more about brain cancer and brain tumour.

For further information and support

The Syney Neuro-Oncology Group  SNOG

The Sydney Neuro-Oncology Group is a charitable organization that aims to improve the management of brain tumours through targetted research, information sharing and constant scrutiny of treatment options.

SNOG has set up a number of support groups around Sydney for those who have been afflicted and information about the groups and the other services available can be found on their web site:

                    www.snog.org.au

or call:  02 8425 3369

Brain Tumour Australia
PO BOX 47, Kotara NSW 2289
Email:      secretary@bta.org.au  or chair@bta.org.au 
Website:  www.bta.org.au

The Cancer Council Victoria
1 Rathdowne Street
Carlton Victoria 3053
Australia
Telephone: 61 3 9635 5000
Facsimile: 61 3 9635 5270
Email: enquiries@cancervic.org.au
Web:  http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer1/patients/brain/brain.htm

(with links to Cancer Councils in all states)

Brain Cancer Support Group
North Shore Hospital
Tel 61 2 9926 8724 or 61 2 9926 8753 (Jeanne Barr, Elizabeth Hannan)

Lifeforce (Cancer Support Foundation)
163 Edgecliff Rd
Woollahra NSW 2025
Tel 61 2 9389 3834
http://lforce.customer.netspace.net.au

James Crofts Hope Foundation (WA)
PO Box 112 Innaloo WA 6918
Ph 61 8 9445 7661
Fax 61 8 9446 3115
Email info@jamescroftshopefoundation.org.au
http://www.jamescroftshopefoundation.org.au

Source: "Statistics on Incidence, Survival Rates and Mortality Associated with Brain Tumours in Australia", Information Paper for the Australian Brain Tumour Advocacy Group, Denise Chang, June 2003