Surgery is an important treatment modality for the majority of solid organ cancers.
Unfortunately, cancer recurrence following surgery of curative intent is common, and …

IMMUNE PATHOGENESIS The principal line of defense against cancer cell invasion and
metastasis is established via the host's innate and adaptive immune response. The key …

Abstract EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE What We Know about This Topic IV anesthesia may
impair anticancer immunity less than volatile anesthesia and therefore reduce recurrence …

Purpose Mortality among cancer patients is more commonly due to the effects of metastasis
and recurrence as opposed to the primary tumour. Various perioperative factors have been …

Surgery/anesthetic technique-stimulated immunosuppression in the perioperative period
might cause an increase in cancer-related mortality. Whether anesthetic technique can affect …

Background Inflammation is associated with a worse outcome in cancer and neutrophil:
lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a strong prognostic value. In cancer, nonsteroidal anti …

Background Surgery remains a mainstay of treatment for malignant tumours; however,
surgical manipulation leads to a significant systemic release of tumour cells. Whether these …

Background An association between the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) and better outcome after mastectomy and lung surgery for cancer has been …

Aims Several cases of acute non‐infectious cholestatic hepatitis recently appeared in Italy
following consumption of Curcuma longa‐containing dietary supplements. The aim of this …

Preclinical studies have demonstrated that opioid receptor agonists increase the rate of non‐
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) growth and metastasis. Following institutional review board …