Perioperative Care and Pain Management in Cancer Patients: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This is the second edition of the Special Issue entitled “Perioperative Care and Pain Management in Cancer Patients: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice”  (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/Perioperative_Pain_Cancer_Patients).

Outcomes in cancer surgery are variable and may be influenced by different factors, including the patient’s and tumor’s biological characteristics, type of anesthesia and surgery, pain management, and other therapies. Surgery is a significant aspect of care for patients, and surgical techniques, including the type of anesthetics/analgesics used in the perioperative period, may lead to better or worse outcomes (survival, tumor dissemination, and complications). Pain management is pivotal for cancer patients, both perioperatively and in the chronic period; thus, finding the best approaches for analgesia is of great importance in these patients. New insights into tumor and patient biology, including new biomarkers and therapeutic approaches, may lead to a higher rate of success in treating patients with cancer.

This Special Issue of Cancers encompasses new research articles and timely reviews on all aspects of cancer anesthesia, surgery, and pain management in cancer patients, including new therapeutic strategies and biomarkers to improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Dario Bugada
Guest Editor

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