Effects of surgery and anesthetic choice on immunosuppression and cancer recurrence

Abstract Background The relationship between surgery and anesthetic-induced immunosuppression and cancer recurrence remains unresolved. Surgery and anesthesia stimulate the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) to cause immunosuppression through several tumor...

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Main Author: Ryungsa Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1389-7