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Opioid use and adverse health effects in breast cancer survivors.
Authors
Haque R, Chen LH, Shi J, Gu Z, Brady-Rogers M, Chlebowski RT, Hechter RCAbstract
Little information exists on adverse effects related to opioid use in breast cancer survivors following active cancer treatment, and no studies included an age-matched comparison group. Thus, we examined opioid use and risk of falls, fractures, lung problems, and cardiovascular events in breast cancer survivors in the years following active cancer treatment along with a comparison group.