End of Life Care for
Brain Tumor Patients
END OF LIFE CARE FOR BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS
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Death is the one sure certainty for us all, yet we rarely discuss end-of-life care and what our final wishes would be. Having all the relevant information allows you to begin the conversation, make sure any requests are in place and ensure that you feel in control.
This resource has been produced by UCSF Healthcare, who have the lived experience of what it is like to care for someone with a brain tumor at end-of-life, with leading consultants in palliative care and clinical nurse specialists who are hospice-based.
It covers all aspects of what dying with a brain tumor entails. This resource provides information on good end-of-life care, how to achieve it, who can help you and how to ensure that you are being informed and making the right decisions that are personal to you. It will take you through options for stopping treatment through to looking at making decisions for where the patient wants to die. Having as much information to hand as possible allows you to be in control, certain that you are making the right decisions for those concerned.