Friday, June 11, 2010

Pain Med May Affect Breast Cancer Recurrence

(HealthDay News) -- The painkiller a woman takes after a mastectomy may influence the odds of breast cancer recurrence, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the Catholic University of Louvain (Leuven) in Belgium looked for links between painkiller use and breast cancer recurrence in 327 women from one to four years after they underwent a mastectomy.

Women who received a powerful prescription painkiller called ketorolac (sold as Toradol and Acular) which is related to aspirin and ibuprofen, were less likely to develop a recurrence of breast cancer. Their rate was 6 percent compared to 17 percent for those who received other drugs for pain. Read more...

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