Radiation Treatment & Pain Killers

By: CBS News Email

Posted: Tue 4:30 AM, Sep 30, 2008

In a St. Joseph Healthscene, up to 80 % of people who undergo radiation treatment don't take medication. According to a new survey, many patients cited fears of addiction for saying no to pain killers. The most common reason given, however, was that their healthcare provider had not recommended it.

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