FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Opioids Can Be Avoided After Most Lumpectomies, Breast Biopsies

Originally published in our sister publication, General Surgery News.

New data show that in patients with breast cancer undergoing a lumpectomy or excisional biopsy, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids deliver comparable pain control.

“Routine discharge with opioids is unnecessary in patients undergoing lumpectomy/excisional biopsy procedures,” said Tracy-Ann Moo, MD, an assistant attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), in New York City, presenting at

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