Beating Breast Cancer and Avoiding Opioid Addiction: Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Video Author:Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Published on:November 21, 2017

Recent studies suggest that cancer patients may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of prolonged opioid use. In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” discusses the factors that influence opioid addition among women following post-mastectomy reconstruction.

Read the December 2017 PRS #PlasticSurgery Article, "Prescription Opioid Use Among Opioid Naive Women Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction" by Marcusa, Mann, Cron, et al.

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Keywords: breast reconstruction; patient safety; opioid; opioid epidemic; addiction; public health; prescription; breast cancer; oncology; pain; plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic

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