Glioblastoma: A Guide for Patients and Loved Ones
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Discover a compassionate and comprehensive guide tailored for families touched by glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma brain tumors.
In this heartfelt exploration, author Gideon Burrows, who has been living with a life-limiting brain tumor for over a decade, shares invaluable insights and personal narratives gathered from extensive interviews with patients, loved ones, and medical professionals.
Offering a unique blend of medical information and emotional support, this book goes beyond what doctors and oncologists might not always make clear.
Uncover the honest realities and emotions associated with glioblastomas through dozens of personal testimonies, providing a genuine and personal approach to understanding these obstinate brain cancers.
Gain reassurance and support as you navigate the complexities of high-grade brain tumors with information on detection, diagnosis, and available treatments, including biopsy, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy.
Key Features:
What is glioblastoma and astrocytoma?
Where do they originate?
How are they detected?
What to expect from a diagnosis?
Available treatments explored in-depth
Understanding treatment side-effects
Coping with changes and challenges
Supporting family and friends
Influences on life expectancy
Managing worsening health
Trials and research: How to benefit and contribute
Detailed references for extended research
Embrace a supportive resource that not only informs but empathizes with your physical and emotional journey.
Find solace, understanding, and guidance in the pages of this book as you navigate the complexities of glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma.
“I found this book very useful in helping me understand this type of brain tumour, it’s impact on the sufferer and the way it is treated. The author is himself a sufferer and and the book is interspersed with a number of personal accounts of other people’s experiences of brain tumours, both their own and those of close family members.” ★★★★ Goodreads
A word from the author:
“This book is a guide to adult glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma for patients and their loved ones. The two brain tumours that are considered to have short life expectancies, and life changing effects before, during and after any treatment. Through offering basic medical information about brain cancer, as well as information about treatment options, prognosis and impact, I hope to help those affected to understand these brain tumours as best they can.
“I hope to arm you with information that will form the basis for further research, for questions to oncologists, surgeons, doctors and support organisations. And I hope to illustrate, as best I can, what life and perhaps death can be like with these brain tumours.
“Whatever you take away from this book, I hope to provide you with some support, knowledge and empowerment.”
In this heartfelt exploration, author Gideon Burrows, who has been living with a life-limiting brain tumor for over a decade, shares invaluable insights and personal narratives gathered from extensive interviews with patients, loved ones, and medical professionals.
Offering a unique blend of medical information and emotional support, this book goes beyond what doctors and oncologists might not always make clear.
Uncover the honest realities and emotions associated with glioblastomas through dozens of personal testimonies, providing a genuine and personal approach to understanding these obstinate brain cancers.
Gain reassurance and support as you navigate the complexities of high-grade brain tumors with information on detection, diagnosis, and available treatments, including biopsy, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy.
Key Features:
What is glioblastoma and astrocytoma?
Where do they originate?
How are they detected?
What to expect from a diagnosis?
Available treatments explored in-depth
Understanding treatment side-effects
Coping with changes and challenges
Supporting family and friends
Influences on life expectancy
Managing worsening health
Trials and research: How to benefit and contribute
Detailed references for extended research
Embrace a supportive resource that not only informs but empathizes with your physical and emotional journey.
Find solace, understanding, and guidance in the pages of this book as you navigate the complexities of glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma.
“I found this book very useful in helping me understand this type of brain tumour, it’s impact on the sufferer and the way it is treated. The author is himself a sufferer and and the book is interspersed with a number of personal accounts of other people’s experiences of brain tumours, both their own and those of close family members.” ★★★★ Goodreads
A word from the author:
“This book is a guide to adult glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma for patients and their loved ones. The two brain tumours that are considered to have short life expectancies, and life changing effects before, during and after any treatment. Through offering basic medical information about brain cancer, as well as information about treatment options, prognosis and impact, I hope to help those affected to understand these brain tumours as best they can.
“I hope to arm you with information that will form the basis for further research, for questions to oncologists, surgeons, doctors and support organisations. And I hope to illustrate, as best I can, what life and perhaps death can be like with these brain tumours.
“Whatever you take away from this book, I hope to provide you with some support, knowledge and empowerment.”