Can Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Prolong Cancer Survival After Orthopaedic Oncologic Surgery?

CONCLUSIONS: Although basic science studies suggest a potential benefit of regional anesthesia and stress response reduction in cancer formation, we found little clinical evidence to support the theory that regional anesthesia and analgesia improve overall patient survival after oncologic surgery. PMID: 24081665 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - October 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cata JP, Hernandez M, Lewis VO, Kurz A Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research