%0 Journal Article %T Primary brain tumors, metastases, and patient and carer issues %A Wolfgang Grisold %J Archive of "Neuro-Oncology Practice". %D 2018 %R 10.1093/nop/npy031 %X This issue of Neuro-Oncology Practice contains useful combinations of important topics, ranging from brain tumor-specific articles to practical patient and carer issues. This often reflects reality, where patients or carers ask highly specific questions about their disease and yet need advice on the use of steroids, the effect of cognitive training, and other issues of daily life such as the usefulness of vaccination. Another important message is that the profile of future studies will be changing, and that sharing of outcome results with patients and carers will be needed soon as a standard procedure %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6656335/