An overview of the causes, genetics, symptoms, diagnosis, environmental risks and treatment of childhood brain tumours.
A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
This page provides a list of resources that may be helpful to parents of children with brain tumours. These include books, web resources and support groups.
Important information on some of the side effects that your child may experience from brain tumour therapy.
Understanding the diagnosis of a brain tumour is necessary to choose the most effective treatment for your child. Find out about the different categories of brain tumours, staging and grading.
Find out how a brain tumour diagnosis and/or its treatment can impact your child’s growth and how the effects can be managed.
An in-depth description of what to expect for a child undergoing brain surgery for brain tumours.
This page describes the use of chemotherapy for rhabdoid tumours.
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition. Learn what causes it, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
An in-depth description of the potential side effects of chemotherapy for children suffering from brain tumours.
This page gives an overview of the different types of germ cell tumours, what the symptoms of germ cell tumours are and how they are treated.
Learn about different brain tumors including pituitary adenoma, schwannoma, meningioma, and PNETs. Trusted answers from The Hospital for Sick Children.
Learn about how complex medical conditions and admissions to the hospital can impact speech and language development in children.
This page describes what is involved in the diagnosis of rhabdoid tumours.
Brain tumours can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for brain tumours in teenagers.
In-depth information on treatment options for different types of brain tumours and brain cancer in children.
An in-depth look at what is involved in a neurological exam as part of the medical diagnosis of a childhood brain tumour.
An in-depth discussion of chemotherapy for children suffering from various types of brain tumours.
Radiation therapy may be used to help treat a brain tumour. Learn how radiation therapy works and what you need to know before your child begins treatment.
Important information on the physical and sensory effects that your child may experience following brain tumour treatment.
This page describes a type of brain tumour called a rhabdoid tumour, what causes this kind of tumour, and some possible symptoms.
In-depth information concerning the nature of neuropsychological assessments and whether your child should undergo one.
Chemotherapy may be used to treat some types of brain tumours. Learn general information about how chemotherapy is given, how it works and coping with side effects.
Detailed information on the effects that brain tumour treatment may have on a child's fertility and pubertal development.
An in-depth discussion of the possible complications from central line treatments for children with brain tumours.
