• Overview
• Aim
• Rationale
• Section 1
  • Primary brain tumours in Australia
  • Risk factors
• Section 2
  • Pathophysiology and clinical manifestations
  • Responding to a new symptom
  • Principles of primary brain tumour imaging
  • Experience of diagnosis
• Section 3
  • Types and grading of primary brain tumours
  • High-grade astrocytomas
  • Treatment decision making
  • Multidisciplinary care
  • The role of the neuro-oncology nurse
  • Surgical approaches
  • Preoperative preparation
  • Post operative issues
  • Clinical trials
  • Radiotherapy approaches
  • Radiotherapy effects
  • Antineoplastic agent therapy approaches
  • Antineoplastic agent effects
  • Polypharmacy issues
  • Supportive care needs
• Section 4
  • Follow up treatment and care
  • Survivorship issues
  • Behavioural Interventions in the community
  • Rehabilitation
  • The experience of carers
  • Cancer recurrence
• Section 5
  • Transition to palliative care
  • Supportive care needs in the palliative phase
  • Care at the end of life
• References
• Send feedback

Overview of the Primary Brain Tumour module

Martin’s story

This module includes a case study recounting the experience of Martin, a 49-year-old male diagnosed with a Primary Brain Tumour.

The module contains five sections:

• Reduce risk
• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life

It is recommended that you complete the sections and their related activities in order. This is because each section and each activity includes information that will help you complete the sections and activities that follow.

Learning activities

At times, you will have learning activities to complete. Click on the learning activities button and a list of questions will pop up. The questions will relate to the content you’ve just read or the video you’ve just watched.

Videos

There is a video component to this case study that is presented in eight parts. You can watch the video clips when prompted throughout this case study or at any time by clicking on the video icon in the right-side menu. Learning activities throughout the case study will discuss the video and ask questions about it.