Mahdi Sheikh on pharmaceutical opioid use and subsequent cancer risk
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Mahdi Sheikh discusses the association between pharmaceutical opioid use and cancer risk with Elena Bellafante.
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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ ...
People in this episode
Host: Elena Bellafante
Guest: Mahdi Sheikh
Topics covered
- pharmaceutical opioids
- cancer risk
- pain management
- opium consumption
- health risks
Keywords
- opioids
- cancer
- pain management
- health risks
- opium
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Organizations: eClinicalMedicine, The Lancet Group
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