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

Thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA) reduces cardiac and splanchnic sympathetic activity
and thereby influences perioperative function of vital organ systems. A recent meta-analysis …

Surgery is of paramount importance in the management of solid tumors as definitive
resection can be totally curative. Nonetheless, metastatic recurrence after surgery remains a …

Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and the ratio of incidence is
increasing. Mortality usually results from recurrence or metastases. Surgical removal of the …

Objective To compare long term recurrence of cancer and survival of patients having major
abdominal surgery for cancer. Design Long term follow-up of prospective randomised …

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 …

PAIN continues to be a significant problem for many patients after major surgery. In addition
to improving patient satisfaction and decreasing pain scores, enhanced perioperative pain …

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

This review seeks to address 10 essential questions regarding the clinical use of local
anaesthetics. Each local anaesthetic has distinctive physicochemical properties but with the …

THERE has been increasing interest in the role of anes-thetic drugs and opioids in cancer
recurrence and metastasis. Epidemiologic studies in this area have suggested that patients …