The Impact of Childhood Brain Tumors on Siblings and Extended FamilyIf you would like to hear a replay of the teleconference, click on the link at the bottom of this article.On Wednesday, December 12, 2001, CBTF collaborated with The Children's Cause and Cancer Care, Inc. on this topic.
If you would like to hear a replay of the teleconference, click on the link at the bottom of this article. On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, CBTF collaborated with The Brain Tumor Society and Cancer Care, Inc. on this important topic.Grief is a difficult journey, with everyday events becoming large...
Childhood astrocytomas, also called gliomas, are tumors that form in cells called astrocytes. They can be low-grade or high-grade tumors. The grade of the tumor describes how abnormal the cancer cells look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread. High-grade...
If you would like to hear a replay of the teleconference, click on the link at the bottom of this article. On Friday, December 8, 2000, CBTF collaborated with The Children's Cause and Cancer Care, Inc. on this topic.This seminar addressed the how tos of: 1) working with your school to get...
December 3, 2003 Teleconference Childhood Brain Tumors: An Update on Survivorship Question and Answers Question: Can you comment on the issues related to seizure/anti-epileptic drug effects in regards to these cognitive (learning/processing) and school issues? How can you separate seizure/meds from...
Libby A. Klein, LCSW View Outline from Elizabeth Klein - 2004BibliographyThe Mountain You Have Climbed. National Children’s Cancer Society. 2003. Available free of charge at 800-532-6459A Resource Guide for Parents of Children with Brain or Spinal Cord Tumors. Children’s Brain Tumor...
On December 1, 2004, CBTF collaborated with the National Brain Tumor Foundation and the National Children's Cancer Society for a teleconference on this important topic.
Psychosocial Impact and Community Reintegration
Presented by Libby Klein
General concepts.
There are 26,000 brain tumor survivors in the USA today (CBTRUS)
According to the IOM report on childhood cancer survivorship “cognitive impairments such as learning disorders...
Vocational Rehabilitation and Cancer Survivors
Presented by Faye Bullio
Patient-Survivor's Story: One teen’s journey.
What is Vocational Rehabilitation?
Different in all 50 states.
Specialized language to describe new services
