Study finds persistently high rate of long-term opioid prescribing for older cancer survivors

Using Medicare data, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show for the first time that the rates of long term opiate therapy – a 90-day or more supply of opioids per year – for older cancer survivors remain high for at least five years in cancer survivors.

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