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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Main Authors: Aaron R. Muncey MD, Sephalie Y. Patel MD, Christopher J. Whelan PhD, Robert S. Ackerman MD, Robert A. Gatenby MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Cancer Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1073274820965575