Opioid Therapy in Cancer Patients and Survivors at Risk of Addiction, Misuse or Complex Dependency

A clinical conundrum can occur when a patient with active opioid use disorder (OUD) or at elevated risk for the condition presents with cancer and related painful symptoms. Despite earlier beliefs that cancer patients were relatively unaffected by opioid misuse, it appears that cancer patients have...

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Main Authors: Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Peter Magnusson, Paul J. Christo, Jo Ann LeQuang, Frank Breve, Kailyn Mitchell, Giustino Varrassi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d8aa530fb1c442bfb61e322a5a85994a
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