Glioblastoma - A guide for patients and loved ones: Your guide to glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma brain tumours

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Glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma are two of the most common form of brain tumours in adults.

Too often they can be life changing, even life limiting for patients, wreaking devastation on their families.

This readable, moving and non technical guide is your comprehensive patient focussed guide to these obstinate brain cancers.

It covers everything from getting an accurate diagnosis, to dealing with the physical, mental and emotional impact of the disease. From treatment options and how to cope with their side effects, to newly developing techniques and future research.

This book presents an honest and realistic picture, with a personal approach. Featuring dozens of personal testimonies from those with these high grade brain tumours and their loved ones, the book offers information, reassurance and support on these, the most complex of brain tumours.

In this patient centred book, you will discover everything you might like to know:

About these brain tumours;

Detecting brain tumours;

Diagnosis;

Treatment;

Changes and challenges;

Family and friends reaction;

Prognosis;

Dealing with death;

Trials and research.