Rehabilitation of adult patients with primary brain tumors: a narrative review

P Thakkar, BD Greenwald, P Patel - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rehabilitative measures have been shown to benefit patients with primary brain tumors
(PBT). To provide a high quality of care, clinicians should be aware of common challenges …

Management of glioblastoma in elderly patients

JS Young, SJ Chmura, DA Wainwright, B Yamini… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults over 55
years of age. The median age of diagnosis for patients with GBM is 64 years old, with the …

Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about caring for family caregivers

AJ Applebaum, EE Kent, L Ellington… - Journal of Palliative …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Family and friend caregivers play critical roles in ensuring that persons with serious illness
receive high-quality care, and their responsibilities often increase as patients transition from …

Pilot randomized, controlled trial of a dyadic yoga program for glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy and their family caregivers

K Milbury, J Li, SP Weathers, S Mallaiah… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background While the use of behavioral medicine in managing glioma patients' symptoms is
not well studied, the high symptom burden in patients and their family caregivers is well …

Caregiving factors as predictors of care recipient mortality

R Schulz, SR Beach, EM Friedman - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Assess a conceptual model linking caregiving factors to care recipient mortality in
a large representative sample of older adults with disability. Design Descriptive longitudinal …

Neuro-oncological symptoms: a longitudinal quantitative study of family function, perceived support, and caregiver burden

K Piil, S Laegaard Skovhus, A Tolver… - Journal of Family …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to establish preliminary quantitative evidence for the longitudinal
change in family function, perceived support, and caregiver burden, acknowledging that …

MALT1 is a potential therapeutic target in glioblastoma and plays a crucial role in EGFR‐induced NF‐κB activation

X Liu, C Yue, L Shi, G Liu, Q Cao… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant tumour in the adult brain and
hard to treat. Nuclear factor κB (NF‐κB) signalling has a crucial role in the tumorigenesis of …

Depression and glioblastoma, complicated concomitant diseases: a systemic review of published literature

L Mugge, TR Mansour, M Crippen, Y Alam… - Neurosurgical …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

The histidine phosphatase LHPP: an emerging player in cancer

F Wu, H Ma, X Wang, H Wei, W Zhang, Y Zhang - Cell Cycle, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cancers continue to have high incidence and mortality rates worldwide. Therefore, cancer
control remains the main public health goal. Growing research evidence suggests that …

What do carers of people with high-grade glioma perceive could improve their preparedness to care, and what additional support do they require?

JJ Clarke, GKB Halkett, E McDougall… - Neuro-oncology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Concerning levels of stress, strain, and poorer mental health are observed in
family carers of patients diagnosed with high-grade glioma (HGG). Understanding the …