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Opioid use may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer – News-Medical.Net
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that opioid use might increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that opioid use might increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
Published Jan. 6, the study, titled “Opioid Use as a Potential Risk Factor for Pancreatic Cancer in the United States,” is the first in the country to show evidence that opioid use may be an unidentified risk factor contributing to the increasing incidence of pancreatic cancer.
In fact, opioid misuse and overdose have evolved into a public health crisis. Approximately…
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