With advancement of medical technology and anesthesia, the number of cancer patients undergoing surgery has been increasing day by day. Many tumors are operated with curative intent, but recurrences are also very common. It was long hypothesized that different anesthesia techniques might modulate cancer progression and influence long-term outcomes in cancer patients. Though substantial laboratory data have suggested positive outcomes, clinical data remain insufficient to confirm the same. So future trials studying different anesthetic agents and their effect on cancer recurrence are the need of the hour. This review explores the current literature about the effects of anesthetic techniques and drugs on cancer recurrence.
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