The link between opioid medication and pancreatic cancer

(Rush University Medical Center) Using Center for Disease Control's national population health and cancer statistics datasets, Rush University Medical Center researchers determined that a state's opioid death rate significantly predicted the trend in the incidence of pancreatic cancer years later. This is the first study showing opioid use may be a risk factor contributing to the increasing incidence of pancreatic cancer
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news