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Type of anesthesia,cancer surgery and recurrence risk

coloCan
coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
edited February 2012 in Colorectal Cancer #1
While this article discusses how the kind of anesthesia (regional vs general)used during liver cancer surgery may contribute to recurrence, nevertheless,here it is:

sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120131121241.htm

"Types of Anesthesia May Affect Recurrence Risk After Liver Cancer Procedure"
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  • k1
    k1 CSN Member Posts: 220 Member
    #2
    Interesting article
    I had Fentanyl (sp?) as general anesthesia for both my colon resection and my liver resection. Was a bad experience with colon resection, but not as bad the second time.

    K1
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  • SisterSledge
    SisterSledge CSN Member Posts: 332 Member
    #3
    Clickie :)
    Type of Anesthesia May Affect Recurrence Risk After Liver Cancer Procedure
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  • tanstaafl
    tanstaafl CSN Member Posts: 1,312 Member
    #4
    surviving surgery well
    LEF's discussion on surgery and anesthesia bears reading.

    Of course, for many, whether they can get cimetidine for the operation, instead of the usual proton pump inhibitors, and for 7-30 days around surgery will be a major contributor to their long term survival. Perhaps best measured in years for many.
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  • coloCan
    coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #5
    tanstaafl said:

    surviving surgery well
    LEF's discussion on surgery and anesthesia bears reading.

    Of course, for many, whether they can get cimetidine for the operation, instead of the usual proton pump inhibitors, and for 7-30 days around surgery will be a major contributor to their long term survival. Perhaps best measured in years for many.

    Fish oil may be of use after surgery,too, as per:
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22122868 and for colon cancer and fish oil (same site):
    /22874769
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