The influence on survival of glucocorticoid induced diabetes in cancer patients with metastatic spinal cord compression

Background and purpose: The influence of glucocorticoid induced hyperglycemia on survival in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is unknown. Materials and methods: In a prospective, observational cohort study 131 patients with MSCC referred to radiotherapy, 30 Gray (Gy) in 10 fra...

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Main Authors: Helga Schultz, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Andreas Kryger Jensen, Svend Aage Engelholm, Peter Lommer Kristensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630818300375