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Mahdi Sheikh on pharmaceutical opioid use and subsequent cancer risk

Mahdi Sheikh on pharmaceutical opioid use and subsequent cancer risk

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Mahdi Sheikh joins Elena Bellafante, Deputy Editor for eClinicalMedicine, to discuss the evidence that regular use of pharmaceutical opioids for pain management may be associated with a higher risk of developing certain cancers, particularly those already known to be linked to opium consumption.


Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00371-2/fulltext

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