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

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 …

Background Glucocorticoids are increasingly used perioperatively, principally to prevent
nausea and vomiting. Safety concerns focus on the potential for hyperglycemia and …

Background This study examined the relationship between the magnitude of the
postoperative systemic inflammatory response (SIR), the severity of complications, and long …

Dexamethasone (Dex), as a pretreatment agent, is widely used to attenuate the side effects
of chemotherapy in breast cancer treatment. However, whether and how Dex affects breast …

Background This systematic review investigated the impact of complications by type
(infective vs. non-infective) and severity (using the Clavien Dindo scale) on long-term …

Addressing the hypothesis that anaesthetic-analgesic technique during cancer surgery
might influence recurrence or metastatic spread is a research priority. Propofol, which has …

Cancer causes considerable suffering and 80% of advanced cancer patients experience
moderate to severe pain. Surgical tumor excision remains a cornerstone of primary cancer …

Background Dexamethasone is administered intraoperatively to prevent anesthesia-related
nausea and vomiting and to reduce postoperative opioid administration. However, the …

Cancer is a leading cause of death, and surgery is an important treatment modality.
Laboratory research and retrospective studies have raised the suspicion that the choice of …