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Welcome to San Diego Gamma Knife Center - for treatment of Brain Tumors, Acoustic Neuroma, Trigeminal Neuralgia and other brain disorders.
 

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Trigeminal Neuralgia

Acoustic Neuroma

Other Conditions

Centers and Treatment Information

Cancer Organizations

Local Support Groups

 

BetaniaWest Institute - Dr. Salvador Vargas - For information please call Diana Boatman Ph: (909) 693-5078

Elekta Maker of The Leksell Gamma Knife, is the world's leading supplier of stereotactic systems.

ABTA's Dictionary for brain tumor patients

Brain Trust The Healing Exchange

BrainActivists EGroup, Discussion of legal, regulatory and public policy issues impacting cancer patient rights and benefits in clinical trials.

David A Nass Jr. Foundation, A foundation dedicated to cancer patients' rights

Dr. Kenneth Ott, Neurosurgeon

Society for Neuroscience

University of California San Diego Department of Neurosurgery or Braintumor info

Keep Laughing to Keep Healthy Jane Hill, humorist/speaker/consultant Email: janehill@pacbell.net

Clinical Hypnotherapist Sue Berman Email:hypnosue@aol.com

 

Trigeminal Neuralgia

FacialNeuralgia.org

Trigeminal Neuralgia Association 2801 S. W. Archer Road, Suite C Gainesville, FL 32608 Ph: (800) 923-3608

Trigeminal Neuralgia Resource Page by Deborah Creps

 

Acoustic Neroma

Acoustic Neuroma Association 600 Peachtree Pkwy, Suite 108 Cumming, GA 30041 Ph: (770) 205-8211

Acoustic Neuroma Foundation

Acoustic Neuroma Archive

Acoustic Neuroma World

 

Other Conditions

NPF The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.

 

Centers and Treatment information

International Radiosurgery Support Association (IRSA) RadiologyInfo Current and accurate patient information about diagnostic radiology procedures, interventional radiology and radiation therapy.

Neurosurgical Medical Clinic

Al Musella's clinical trials - noteworthy treatments for brain tumors

National Cancer Institute

 

Cancer Organizations

American Brain Tumor Association 2720 River Road Des Plaines, IL 60018 Ph: (800) 886-2282

American Cancer Society 2655 Camino Del Rio San Diego, CA 92138 (619) 299-4200 or 24hour access at (800) ACS-2345

Cancer Information Ph: (800) 4CANCER (800-422-6237)

National Brain Tumor Foundation 22 Battery Street, Suite 612 San Francisco, CA 94111-5520 Ph: (800) 934-CURE

The Sarcoma Alliance 775 East Blithedale, Suite 334 Mill Valley, CA 94941 Ph: (415) 381-7236 Fax: (415) 381-7235

 

Local Support Groups

San Diego Brain Tumor Support Group 3250 Fordham St., Bldg. A Rm. 1
San Diego, CA 92110

San Diego Brain Tumor Foundation at (619) 515-9908 or Peggy Budd at (858) 272-6565
 

Free, no pre-registration needed. Group meets 1st Tuesday from 6:30-8:30pm. Facilitated by Malinda Breda, Ph.D.

Group meets at Kaiser Point Loma Location, Building A, Room 1.

SK Sanctuary 6919 La Jolla Blvd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 495-2400
SK Sanctuary offers complimentary spa services for melanoma cancer patients, and survivors every 3rd Tuesday of each month 4-8:00pm. SK Sanctuary will be closed to the public to ensure the privacy of our guests. To reserve your appointment or to listen to our special guest speakers, please call and arrive by 3:30pm. Cancer evenings are subjected to change, please call SK Sanctuary for information.
HER2 Support Group Org 6973 Mimosa Drive
Carlsbad, CA. 92009
(760) 602-9178
 
On-Line
San Diego Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Support Group 9300 Campus Point Dr. (Highway 5 and Genesee Ave.)

Cherie Sato (760) 729-8987
ticnews@dslextreme.com

 

We meet in the Coral Room at UCSD Thornton Hospital.

You must pay the $3.00 parking fee when parking in the hospital parking lot.

 

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