Do corticosteroids provide analgesic effects in cancer patients? A systematic literature review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-105

  Paulsen, Ørnulf ^a,b   Aass, Nina ^c,d   Kaasa, Stein ^b,e   Dale, Ola ^b,e  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

cancer; Corticosteroids; pain; palliative care

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANEMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNAL VALIDITY; LUNG CANCER; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MOON FACE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

CANCER; CORTICOSTEROIDS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880308738     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.019     Document Type: Review

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