eClinicalMedicine in conversation with

Mahdi Sheikh on pharmaceutical opioid use and subsequent cancer risk

December 1, 2025·21 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Mahdi Sheikh joins Elena Bellafante, Deputy Editor for eClinicalMedicine, to discuss the evidence that regular use of pharmaceutical opioids for pain management may be associated with a higher risk of developing certain cancers, particularly those already known to be linked to opium consumption. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00371-2/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv

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