Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain cancer. Depression is a
common co-morbidity of this condition. Despite this common interaction, relatively little …

Objective Few studies have assessed patient-reported quality of life (QoL) in patients with
glioma undergoing surgery, and even fewer have provided longitudinal data. Accordingly …

Background Patients with malignant gliomas have a poor prognosis. However, little is known
about patients' and caregivers' understanding of the prognosis and the primary treatment …

Purpose Although subjective knowledge about the prognosis of an advanced disease is
extremely important for coping and treatment planning, the concept of prognostic awareness …

Background: Prognostic awareness among patients with advanced cancer is important for
better palliative and end-of-life care. However, the relationships between prognostic …

Context Prognostic information is considered important for advanced cancer patients and
primary informal caregivers to prepare for the end of life. Little is known about discordance in …

Despite the use of aggressive multimodality therapies, the prognosis of brain tumor patients
remains poor. Tumors of glial origin typically have the worst prognosis, with a predicted …

Abstract Purpose of Review High-grade gliomas (HGG) are rare brain tumors that cause
disproportionate suffering and mortality. Palliative care, whose aim is to relieve the …

When high-grade gliomas recur, patients, their families, and clinicians face difficult medical
decisions. There is no curable treatment, and the treatment options all come with a risk of …

Context Accurate prognostic understanding is associated with increased advance care
planning, symptom control, and patient autonomy in oncology. The impact of prognostic …