METHODOLOGY
EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON CANCER PATIENTS
This survey is being conducted among doctors in various
hospitals and nurses
1. What are the functions of steroids
A. Helps in protecting skin
B Helps in reducing Schizophrenia
C. Helps by decreasing inflammation and reducing the activity
of the immune system.
D. Other
2. What are the two types of steroids
A. Corticosteroids
B. Man made steroids
c. Methyl prednisone
3. Can steroids be in liquid form
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
4. .Do steroids have side effects
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
5. What are the various ways Doctors can prescribe steroids for
cancer treatment
A.
B.
C.
D.
Through mouth
Through vein
Through injection
Through food
6. How Much you rate steroids for cancer treatments.
A. 1
B.
C.
D.
E.
2
3
4
5
7. Is progesterone therapy an effective treatment for ovarian
cancer
A. Yes
B. NO
C. Maybe
8. Are corticosteroids effective in cancer treatment
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
9. Do steroids remove the inoperable intestinal obstruction in
terminal cancer patients
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
10. What is steroid myopathy
Steroid myopathy is usually an insidious disease process that causes
weakness mainly to the proximal muscles of the upper and lower limbs
and to the neck flexors, Weakness of proximal muscles of upper and
lower limbs and neck muscles. Corticosteroid-induced myopathy is the
most common drug-induced myopathy, with an incidence of 50% to
60% among those using corticosteroids for a prolonged period.
11. What are the Clinical benefits of steroid therapy on surgical
stress in patients with esophageal cancer
Morbidity rates including hyperbilirubinemia , anstomotic leakage and
liver dysfunction were lower in steroid group Inflammatory mediators,
body temperature, heart rate, and respiratory index after the surgical
procedure were significantly lower in the steroid group. Adverse effects
possibly caused by steroid therapy were not observed.