Monday, November 23, 2009

Morphine 'might spread cancer'

Morphine 'might spread cancer'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8367301.stm

Morphine is routinely used to relieve pain during and after cancer surgery
Laboratory tests suggest morphine could in fact encourage the spread of cancer, for which it is routinely prescribed to relieve pain from surgery and tumours.

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