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Living with and beyond a diagnosis of a brain tumour can impact many aspects of people’s lives and their quality-of-life (QoL). There is an urgent need to find effective ways to improve QoL in adults living with a primary brain tumour. In people with chronic conditions, self-management – a person’s active participation in rehabilitation to minimise harmful effects of illness and promote survival, health and well-being - can improve QoL. This is especially true if people are helped and encouraged to self-manage by health professionals and family members. Programmes that help patients to help themselves (“supported self-management”) have been developed for several cancers, but the unique challenges experienced by people living with a brain tumour mean these programmes are probably unsuitable for this group.

To find out more about what self-management is and why it is important, please visit the following website: https://www.selfmanagementuk.org/