Purpose of Review

While the benefits of palliative care for patients with cancer are well established, palliative care in neuro-oncology is still in its early stages. However, in recent years, there has been increasing attention drawn to the need for better palliative care for patients with brain tumors.

Recent Findings

There is a growing body of literature demonstrating the high symptom burden and significant supportive care and information needs of these patients and their caregivers. In the area of caregiver needs, the last 3 years has seen a more rapid growth in recognizing and characterizing these needs. However, there remains a knowledge gap regarding the optimal means of addressing these needs.

Summary

In this article, we outline important recent advances in the literature on palliative care for patients with brain tumors and highlight areas in need of greater attention and investigation.

中文翻译：

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神经肿瘤学的姑息治疗：更新

审查目的

虽然姑息治疗对癌症患者的好处已得到充分证实，但神经肿瘤学的姑息治疗仍处于早期阶段。然而，近年来，人们越来越关注脑肿瘤患者需要更好的姑息治疗。

最近的发现

越来越多的文献证明了这些患者及其护理人员的高症状负担以及显着的支持性护理和信息需求。在护理人员需求领域，过去 3 年人们对这些需求的认识和描述有了更快速的增长。然而，关于满足这些需求的最佳方法仍然存在知识差距。

概括

在本文中，我们概述了脑肿瘤患者姑息治疗文献中的最新重要进展，并强调了需要更多关注和研究的领域。