Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Study Finds Signs of Worsening Pain Management for Patients With Terminal Cancer
July 23, 2021
July 23, 2021
BOSTON, July 23 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release:
In a sign that pain management for patients dying of cancer is worsening, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators has found a sharp decline in opioid access among these patients over a recent 10-year period, even as many more of them turned to hospital emergency rooms for pain treatment.
The findings, in a paper published online today by the Journal of Clinical Oncol . . .
In a sign that pain management for patients dying of cancer is worsening, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators has found a sharp decline in opioid access among these patients over a recent 10-year period, even as many more of them turned to hospital emergency rooms for pain treatment.
The findings, in a paper published online today by the Journal of Clinical Oncol . . .