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Dexamethasone for dysnea treatment

Oncologyme  /  Feb 15, 2023

KEY POINTS

Patients with cancer often suffer shortness of breath for different reasons. Many physicians prescribe empirical dexamethasone as a symptomatic treatment. In a randomized study conducted at MD Anderson cancer center, and published in The Lancet Oncology, high dose #Dexamethasone failed to improve dyspnoea scores in patients with cancer compared to placebo

Patients with cancer often suffer shortness of breath for different reasons. Many physicians prescribe empirical dexamethasone as a symptomatic treatment. In a randomized study conducted at MD Anderson cancer center, and published in The Lancet Oncology, high dose #Dexamethasone failed to improve dyspnoea scores in patients with cancer compared to placebo