Factors associated with opioid use in long term cancer survivors.
To evaluate factors associated with opioid use in cancer patients surviving more than 5 years without recurrence. We evaluated exposures of opioid use before cancer diagnosis, opioid use between cancer diagnosis and 5 year anniversary, surgeries and chemotherapy.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Lisa Barbera, Rinku Sutradhar, Doris Howell, Elyse Corn, Mary Ann O ’Brien, Hsien Seow, Deb Dudgeon, Clare Atzema, Craig Earle, Carlo DeAngelis, Jonathan Sussman Source Type: research