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Beating breast cancer only to die of opioid use – a sad Appalachian story

  • Written by Rajesh Balkrishnan, Professor, Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
Pain medication such as oxycodone often helps cancer patients deal with intense pain after treatment, but it also can lead to abuse.Steve Heal/Shutterstock.com

The availability of life-prolonging treatments such as hormonal therapies and other targeted chemotherapy has led to a sharp decline in breast cancer deaths in the United States.

But despite...

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