Health / Queensland

John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This warning was missing

WAtoday Courtney Kruk

22 Sept 2026 05:00 AEST Summary

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From the report

While treating breast cancer patients, palliative care doctor John Gillett learned that many had been prescribed opioids but were not warned about the risks of driving on strong painkillers.

Headline as published: John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This key warning was missing

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Niral Score 14.1 mundaneloaded

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cancer2opioids2patients2prescribed2

Sentiment -0.0 hostilefavourable Sourcing 71 unattributednamed sources Mood 43.2 sorrowjoyful

5 read zero: political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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WAtodayas they published this story	14.1

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The Age John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This warning was missing Niral 14.1 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This warning was missing Niral 14.1 political 0 Brisbane Times John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This warning was missing Niral 14.1 political 0