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Learning more about your child’s brain tumor diagnosis will empower you to move forward and take an active part in making the best possible choices for your child's care. Here you'll find information to help you anticipate what’s needed in the first few months after your child's diagnosis.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a kind of medicine to treat pediatric brain tumors. It is given by mouth or through a needle into a child’s vein.

Treating Brain Tumors With Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a kind of medicine given to treat childhood brain tumors. Some kinds of chemotherapy can be given by mouth in the form of a liquid or a pill. Others are injected into a child’s vein through a needle (called an IV). Your treatment team will choose the kind of chemotherapy they think will work best on your child’s specific tumor.

Talking to Your Child About Chemotherapy

Age-appropriate videos can help parents and caregivers talk with children about cancer. The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Imaginary Friend Society is a series of short, animated videos that talk about cancer-related topics in a kid-friendly way. In the following video, Uni the unicorn helps make sense of chemotherapy, explains why it’s important, and offers a glimpse into some of the side effects.