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Practice review: Evidence-based quality use of corticosteroids in the palliative care of patients with advanced cancer.

Janet Rea HardyAlison HaywoodKirsty RickettLibby SallnowPhillip Good
Published in: Palliative medicine (2021)
Guidelines recommending the widespread use of corticosteroids should acknowledge the poor evidence base supporting much current dogma. Quality research is essential not only to define the role of corticosteroids in this context but to ensure good prescribing practice.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • advanced cancer
  • primary care
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • emergency department