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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The use of corticosteroids in Swedish palliative care

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Pages 430-437 | Received 23 Jun 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Table I.  Items from Survey 1 as answered by the different medical specialities.

Table II.  Demographical data for patients in Survey 2.

Table III.  Drugs and dosage in cancer patients treated with corticosteroids in Survey 2.

Table IV.  Indications for treatment and assessment of effect for cancer patients treated with corticosteroids in Survey 2.

Figure 1.  Assessment of effect on different symptoms for cancer patients treated with corticosteroids (Survey 2).

Figure 1.  Assessment of effect on different symptoms for cancer patients treated with corticosteroids (Survey 2).

Figure 2–5.  Response to corticosteroid treatment in the four most common cancer diagnoses in Survey 2.

Figure 2–5.  Response to corticosteroid treatment in the four most common cancer diagnoses in Survey 2.

Figure 6.  Assessed effect of treatment with corticosteroids over time in cancer patients using corticosteroids for appetite loss, fatigue, nausea or poor wellbeing (Survey 2).

Figure 6.  Assessed effect of treatment with corticosteroids over time in cancer patients using corticosteroids for appetite loss, fatigue, nausea or poor wellbeing (Survey 2).

Table V.  The most common side effects in the 181 cancer patients in Survey 2 assessed as having troublesome side effects related to treatment with corticosteroids.

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