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Cancer metastasis and recurrence caused by surgery and anesthetic induced immunosuppression in the peri-operative period. Surgery, anesthesia and analgesia stimulate HPA-axis and SNS during the peri-operative period. Activated neuroendocrine mediators lead to increases in several immunosuppressive soluble factors that promote tumor progression and metastasis, resulting in an increase of cancer recurrence.
