Yale Study Finds Reduced Opioid Prescribing for Some Patients With Cancer
September 22, 2025
September 22, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release:
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Yale Study Finds Reduced Opioid Prescribing for Some Patients with Cancer
An analysis of opioid use and prescriptions for more than 10,000 Connecticut patients with cancer found modest decreases in both new and additional painkiller prescribing from 2016 to 2020, as reported Sept. 22 in Cancer (https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.70 . . .
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Yale Study Finds Reduced Opioid Prescribing for Some Patients with Cancer
An analysis of opioid use and prescriptions for more than 10,000 Connecticut patients with cancer found modest decreases in both new and additional painkiller prescribing from 2016 to 2020, as reported Sept. 22 in Cancer (https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.70 . . .