Opioid-dependent cancer patients had longer hospital stays, higher infection risk: 5 notes

Hospitalized cancer patients with opioid dependence stayed in the hospital longer and developed bloodstream infections more often than patients without the condition, according to a study published Sept. 5 in Medical Oncology. Researchers at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) and Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzed national inpatient data of more than […] The post Opioid-dependent cancer patients had longer hospital stays, higher infection risk: 5 notes app...