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Eduardo Bruera, MD, on Managing Opioid Use in Patients With a History of Addiction

2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium

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Eduardo Bruera, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the need for outpatient palliative care programs to monitor and support these complex patients and their family members.



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