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Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

There is hope, innovation and support available for those with brain and spinal cord tumors here at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Diagnosis and Treatment
The U-M Neuro-oncology Program specializes in treating malignant (cancerous) and non-malignant tumors of the brain and spinal cord using advanced neurosurgical and radiation approaches, chemotherapy, anti-angiogenic therapy, and experimental therapies. Our team includes more than 30 physicians and scientists with expertise in brain, spine or ocular tumors. This includes nationally recognized neuro- oncologists - neurologists who are specially-trained to treat brain tumors, neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, neuroradiologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, and neuropathologists who work as a team to give patients the best options for fighting brain tumors or neurological complications of cancer. We also treat a large number of patients with cancer that has directly or indirectly affected the nervous system.

Research
A major mission of our Neuro-oncology Program is to contribute to advances in treatment of brain tumors through clinical trials. Participating in a clinical trial may offer you access to the most advanced treatments. In addition to receiving these treatments, participation offers you the opportunity to contribute to advancement in treatment for all patients including those who will be treated in the future. View a list of brain and spinal cord clinical trials.

Support:
Since our program is part of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, our patients have access to Patient/Family Support Services. To fully understand what this means, please take time to visit the For Cancer Center Patients area of this website. We outline the services available to our patients at every point in their care.

Make an appointment/referral

To make an appointment, please call 734-647-8906 (Monday-Friday, 8am-5:30pm EST). If you would like to refer a patient, please contact our M-Line service: 800-962-3555. For more information, visit our Make an Appointment web page.

Still have questions?

The nurses at Cancer AnswerLine™ have answers. Call 1-800-865-1125 and you'll get a personal response from one of our registered nurses, who have years of experience in caring for people with cancer.