The Intersection of Regional Anesthesia and Cancer Progression: A Theoretical Framework
The surgical stress and inflammatory response and volatile anesthetic agents have been shown to promote tumor metastasis in animal and in-vitro studies. Regional neuraxial anesthesia protects against these effects by decreasing the surgical stress and inflammatory response and associated changes in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
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Series: | Cancer Control |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1073274820965575 |