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Association of Current Opioid Use With Serious Adverse Events Among Older Adult Survivors of Breast Cancer

October 8, 2020
Focus: Breast Cancer
Topics: Living with Cancer

Research paper from JAMA Network Open curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

This study linked continued opioid use after breast cancer treatment to many serious adverse effects in older women.

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Tags: opioids, substance misuse, survivorship

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