Systematic review of the clinical effect of glucocorticoids on nonhematologic malignancy
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- 28 March 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Cancer
- Vol. 8 (1) , 84
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-84
Abstract
Glucocorticoids are often used in the treatment of nonhematologic malignancy. This review summarizes the clinical evidence of the effect of glucocorticoid therapy on nonhematologic malignancy.Keywords
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