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Depression, Anxiety Linked to Opioid Use in Women With Breast Cancer

August 22, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments accupressure, accupuncture, alternative pain management, Anxiety, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Depression, Massage, Mental Health, Oncology, Opioids, pain, Pain Management, Palliative Care, Rajesh Balkrishnan, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia Cancer Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA Cancer Center, UVA School of Medicine

The findings should encourage doctors to better manage mental health in patients with breast cancer and spur care providers to consider alternative pain management such as physical therapy, massage and acupuncture, the researchers say.