Home > Current Controversies > Brain Cancer and Quality of Life Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Aug 06, 2010 by Cleveland Clinic, Views: 5008 Brain cancer patients are no longer focused only on how long they will live with this terminal illness. They also want to live on their own terms and not be confined to a bed. Advances in radiation treatment and chemotherapy are enabling people with terminal brain cancer to do just this. Different brain cancer treatments come with different side effects, so it's important for patients to talk with their doctors about their quality of life expectations