Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use in Women With Breast Cancer: More Work on the Horizon

Authors: Juan P. Cata MD and Daniel D. Kim MD
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Volume 19: Issue 1
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06 Jan 2021
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https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2020.7698
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Disclosures: The authors have disclosed that they have no financial interests, arrangements, or affiliations with the manufacturers of any products discussed in this article or their competitors.

Correspondence: Juan P. Cata, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 409, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Email: JCata@mdanderson.org

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