BRAINLIFE Brain Tumor Medical Database

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Mission Statement


The purpose of BrainLife is to collect and offer to brain tumor patients, caregivers and medical/health professionals,  references to the latest published medical sources in the field of brain (and other CNS) tumor research and treatment.
The places of origin are: peer-reviewed journals and medical databases. Some meeting proceedings are included too. The sources (abstracts, references and full-text articles) are republished with their original contents.

Medical/health information or advice given by medical/health professionals is supported by training/credentials listed in each source.

The website maintains a structured Database of the medical sources.
The new Database entries are collected in issues of
Current Neuro-Oncology (CNO) and Glioblastoma Reports (GBM Repts).


Advisory Board


Concetta De Cicco, M.D., Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
Gaetano Finocchiaro, M.D., Istituto Nazionale Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
Felice Giangaspero, M.D., Policlinico Umberto I, Roma, Italy
Giovanni Paganelli, M.D., Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
Rhona Schreck, Ph.D., Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Antonio Silvani, M.D., Istituto Nazionale Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy
Ben A. Williams, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), CA, U.S.A.


Editors


Elisabetta Mancini Camporeale
Giovanni Camporeale


E-mail Addresses


brainlife@brainlife.org (Main Address)
webmaster@brainlife.org (Technical Support)


Disclosure of Funding Sources


BrainLife is a personal site with no external sources of funds. It does not accept advertising. 
All
the expenses are directly borne by the editors. 
The editors indicate no potential conflicts of interest.
The use of BrainLife is free of charge.


Disclaimer


It is not the intention of BrainLife to provide specific medical advice but rather to provide users with information to better understand their health and their diagnosed disorders. 
Specific medical advice will not be provided, and BrainLife urges you to consult with a qualified physician for diagnosis and for answers to your personal questions.


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Former Website


The Database was founded in December 1999.
The host website was "Glioblastoma Database and Newsletter".



BrainLife became fully operational on April 17, 2003.
Both the websites were jointly designed by Elisabetta and Giovanni Camporeale.


Updating Procedure


The Database is continuously updated with peer-reviewed sources. 

Database new entries are collected in issues of Current Neuro-Oncology (CNO) and Glioblastoma Reports (GBM Repts). 
A free E-mail Alert Service allows all visitors to BrainLife to be notified via e-mail when new CNO/GBM Repts issues go online.



Last Modification Date of the Website: 6 April 2013

 

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