Symposium (1)
Choice of Anesthesia Method or Analgesics May Affect the Long-term Outcome of Cancer Patients after Surgery
2013 Volume 33 Issue 1 Pages 011-016
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2013 Volume 33 Issue 1 Pages 011-016
Choice of anesthesia method or analgesics may affect the long-term outcome of cancer patients after surgery. I present here 12 papers documenting long-term metastasis, cancer recurrence, and survival rates after various cancer surgeries. Five showed statistical significance, while 7 did not. Most studies were retrospective and some were small-scale. To properly address this issue, a large, prospective, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) needs to be conducted.
