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SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688799 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Yiguo Y Jing Yixin Y Pan Rui R Ding Ke K Chen Rong R Meng Qingtao Q
Frontiers in pharmacology 20211207
The use of local anesthetics during surgical treatment of cancer patients is an important part of perioperative analgesia. In recent years, it has been showed that local anesthetics can directly or indirectly affect the progression of tumors. <i>In vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> studies have demonstrated that local anesthetics reduced cancer recurrence. The etiology of this effect is likely multifactorial. Numerous mechanisms were proposed based on the local anesthetic used and the type of cancer. ...[more]