Brain Tumor Online Support Groups and Internet Forums

Find a support group near you

We recommend the online support groups and Internet forums below as a patient and caregiver information service.

The American Cancer Society

Site for cancer survivors

http://csn.cancer.org/forum/165

Brain Tumors Support Group

This is a comprehensive brain tumor support site with a find a doctor database and a health insurance function. It also offers videos.

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/brain-tumors-discussions

CancerCare

A site for caregivers and patients.

http://www.cancercare.org/support_groups/tagged/brain_cancer

CancerCompass: Brain Cancer Discussions

Discussion forums sponsored by Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancers/brain-cancer/1,0,119,5.htm

The Cancer Forums

Discussion groups for all types of cancer, including brain tumors.

http://www.cancerforums.net/forums/32-Brain-Tumors-Forum

Cancer Support Community

A portal to support groups, forums, or to create individual websites.

http://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/MainMenu/Cancer-Support/Online-Support-Groups.html

Caregiver

General site for caregivers of multiple diseases. Already one of our referred sites.

http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=347

Children’s Brain Tumor Research Foundation

A forum organized by tumor type, plus a news section.

http://www.cbtrf.org/forum/

eHealthForum

This forum offers “Ask a Doctor” questions to be posted and answered.

http://ehealthforum.com/health/forum192.html#b

The Healing Exchange Brain Trust

This nonprofit site was founded by two brain tumor survivors, a neurosurgeon, and a nurse. Groups are divided into tumor types and such areas as caregivers and family members of brain tumor patients.

http://www.braintrust.org/specgroups.htm

Imerman Angels

A site that matches cancer patients with other common-interest cancer patients.

http://www.imermanangels.org/

It’s Just Benign

Founded and run by brain stem glioma survivor Beth Rosenthal, this nonprofit site offers online methods to donate to it and is dedicated to survivors of benign brain tumors.

http://www.itsjustbenign.org/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=tumor

Meningioma Mommas

Nonprofit online support group for patients with meningiomas.

http://www.meningiomamommas.org/

Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Information

Online news, information, and support site.

http://www.virtualtrials.com/

WebMD

WebMD brain cancer support group.

http://forums.webmd.com/3/brain-cancer/forum/5

The sites below are for teens and young adults.

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