Surgery as a Double-Edged Sword: A Clinically Feasible Approach to Overcome the Metastasis-Promoting Effects of Surgery by Blunting Stress and Prostaglandin Responses

Surgery remains an essential therapeutic approach for most solid malignancies, including breast cancer. However, surgery also constitutes a risk factor for promotion of pre-existing micrometastases and the initiation of new metastases through several mechanisms, including the release of prostaglandi...

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Main Authors: Marganit Benish, Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-11-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/2/4/1929/