Symptom Management

Here you will find resources to help manage the symptoms of a brain tumour or side effects associated with treatments. Some resources are comprehensive guides covering a range of challenges experienced by people affected by a brain tumour (for example Building the Bridge to Life with Brain Cancer, or the Survivorship Diary), others are focused on a specific symptom or side effect and how to manage it, for example seizures, aphasia, insomnia.

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WeCan Cancer Supportive Care

WeCan Cancer Supportive Care
WeCan is an Australian supportive care website which helps people affected by cancer find the information, resources and support services they may need following a diagnosis of cancer. While most of the content is not specifically focused on brain tumours, the site provides easy access to many excellent resources, services and information that you…
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Driving and Brain Tumours (Cancer Council NSW)

Driving and Brain Tumours (Cancer Council NSW)
Brain tumours, seizures, brain surgery and some medicines (such as anti-convulsants and some pain medicines) can affect the skills needed to drive safely. The Cancer Council have put together some information about what skills can be affected, questions to ask your doctor about driving when you are first diagnosed with a brain tumour, and what steps…
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Podcast episode: Managing Cancer Fatigue (Cancer Council NSW)

Podcast episode: Managing Cancer Fatigue (Cancer Council NSW)
In this episode of The Thing About Cancer podcast, host Julie McCrossin chats with Dr Haryana Dhillon about ways to manage cancer fatigue. How does normal fatigue differ from cancer fatigue? Is treatment making you feel tired? How long will this fatigue last? Can exercise make you feel better? The episode also looks at how cancer treatment, pain…
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Fatigue Diary (Brains Trust UK)

Fatigue Diary (Brains Trust UK)
This Fatigue Diary was made to be used alongside another Brains Trust resource called "My Fatigue Book" which you can also find on our website. You can download and print the Fatigue Diary to fill out to help you notice patterns and get a better picture of how you experience fatigue, and what you could do to lessen the impact of fatigue on…
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First Aid for Seizures (Epilepsy Action Australia)

First Aid for Seizures (Epilepsy Action Australia)
The Epilepsy Action Australia website has a lot of information about seizures which is also applicable to seizures experienced by a person with a brain tumour. This page outlines the basic first aid steps you can take to help someone who is having a seizure, when to call an Ambulance, and how to develop a Seizure Management Plan. It also has a short…
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Seizure First Aid – Video for Children (Epilepsy Action Australia)

Seizure First Aid – Video for Children (Epilepsy Action Australia)
If you experience seizures, you may be concerned about what happens if you have a seizure in front of your child. You may worry that they might be scared, or that they might not know what to do. Epilepsy Action Australia produced this short animated video for children so they know what to do if they see someone having a seizure.
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