Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Study Finds Racial Inequities In Access To Opioids Among Older Patients With Cancer Near End Of Life
January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023:
Older Black and Hispanic patients with advanced cancer are less likely to receive opioid medications for pain relief in the last weeks of life than White patients, a new study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators found.
The study, the largest to examine disparities in opioid access among patients with cancer in the U.S., also found . . .
Older Black and Hispanic patients with advanced cancer are less likely to receive opioid medications for pain relief in the last weeks of life than White patients, a new study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators found.
The study, the largest to examine disparities in opioid access among patients with cancer in the U.S., also found . . .