Abstract
In most brain tumor populations, current treatment options are not curative. Instead, medical teams focus on prolonging survival while trying to maintain or improve a patient’s quality of life. This is especially true for patients with longer expected survival such as those with oligodendroglioma’s. Quality of life is a multidimensional construct covering life domains such as physical, psychological, and social, as well as symptoms induced by disease and its treatment. This chapter discusses quality of life components specific to patients living with oligodendroglioma. Patient case reports along with charts/illustrations are provided for insight into the daily challenges of those living with oligodendroglioma. Physical, cognitive-behavioral, and psychosocial interventions which have been applied in brain tumor patients are also addressed.
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