A comprehensive assessment of the benefits of medical cannabis for cancer-related pain found that for most oncology patients, pain measures improved significantly, other cancer-related symptoms also decreased, the consumption of painkillers was reduced, and the side effects were minimal. Published inFron...
Abiraterone improves outcomes for prostate cancer prior to chemo The time patients had until they needed to be treated with opiate-based painkillers or chemotherapy was also extended in the abiraterone-prednisone versus prednisone only group. "Despite the various therapies available for men with ... ...
美[ˈpeɪnˌkɪlər] 英[ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə] n.【医】止痛药 网络止痛片;镇痛剂;止疼片 复数:painkillers 同义词 n. analgesic,sedative,anaesthetic,anesthetic,drug 英汉 英英 网络释义 n. 1. 【医】止痛药,镇痛剂 释义:
But the precise mechanisms that might associate these variants with colorectal cancer risk and aspirin or other NSAID use remain unclear. The study was based on data from more than 8,000 colorectal cancer patients and more than 8,000 others who didn't have the cancer.Nathan Seppa...
Mobile Teams in Kazakhstan: Improving Cancer Patients' Access to Palliative Care Because of the vastness of territory (roughly equal to the size of Western Europe) and scattered population (less than 19 million people or approximately seven people per square kilometer), access to hospice and palliat...
The researchers concluded that the dramatic nationwide rise in opioid use to treat chronic abdominal pain is concerning for several reasons. First, using opioids to treat non-cancer chronic pain is supported by very limited evidence. Second, opioids are frequently misused and sometimes abused. Finall...
To address this, researchers used national medical records to track first-time diagnoses of venous thromboembolism among 2 million women aged 15 to 49 years living in Denmark between 1996 and 2017 with no history of blood clots, cancer, hysterectomy, or fertility treatment. ...
It is obvious that new and improved guidelines are necessary for appropriate prescribing of painkillers, as well as trainings of doctors to detect substance abuse in patients. Only such new guidelines might reduce the unintended consequences seen in this study. ...
Zeichner said patients wondering whether they should take a painkiller to prevent skin cancer due to a history of skin damage and skin cancer should talk to their doctor about it. © 2014 HealthDay. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistribute...
Doctors said a major reason for the spike came from noncancer patients taking the painkiller. One in five American adults received a painkiller prescription in 2006, which translates to more than 230 million total prescription purchases. And last year, the Centers for Disease Control and ...