Incidence of Opioid-Associated Deaths in Cancer Survivors in the United States, 2006-2016 : A Population Study of the Opioid Epidemic
Ces deux articles américains soulignent l’importance d’évaluer les bénéfices et les risques de l’utilisation des opioïdes pour soulager la douleur chez des patients atteints d’un cancer
More than 40?000 people in the US died owing to opioids in 2016; the epidemic tops public health concerns. Opioids are commonly used for cancer-associated pain, and there has been a call for oncologists to become more aware of opioid-related risks and benefits.1 It is unknown, however, if opioid-related deaths in cancer survivors are rising at the same rate as in the general population.
JAMA Oncology , résumé, 2019