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Spontaneous regression of micrometastases following primary tumor excision: a critical role for primary tumor secretome
Tumor Excision as a Metastatic Russian Roulette: Perioperative Interventions to Improve Long-Term Survival of Cancer Patients
Reducing injury response to surgery with repurposed drugs: An evolving approach to prevention of cancer metastases 2020 - Editorial
Perioperative COX2 and β‐adrenergic blockade improves biomarkers of tumor metastasis, immunity, and inflammation in colorectal cancer 2020
Harnessing cancer immunotherapy during the unexploited immediate perioperative period 2020
Perioperative Biobehavioral Interventions to Prevent Cancer Recurrence 2019
Deleterious synergistic effects of distress and surgery on cancer metastasis 2019
Harnessing the Perioperative Period to Improve Long-term Cancer Outcomes 2018
Perioperative inhibition of β-adrenergic and COX2 signaling in a clinical trial in breast cancer patients 2018
Regeneration of Functional Adrenal Tissue Following Bilateral Adrenalectomy 2018
Regeneration of Functional Adrenal Tissue Following Bilateral Adrenalectomy 2018
Maintaining unperturbed cerebral blood flow is key in the study of brain metastasis 2017
Perioperative COX-2 and β-adrenergic blockade improves metastatic biomarkers in breast cancer patients 2017
Sensory Deprivation Triggers Synaptic and Intrinsic 2017
Reducing liver metastases of colon cancer in the context of extensive and minor surgeries 2016
Exploiting the critical perioperative period to improve long-term cancer outcomes 2015
Improving Postoperative Immune Status and Resistance to Cancer Metastasis 2011
Improving Survival Rates in Two Models of Spontaneous Postoperative Metastasis 2010
Perioperative Use of b-blockers and COX-2 Inhibitors May Improve Immune Competence and Reduce the Risk of Tumor Metastasis 2008
Potential Prophylactic Measures Against Postoperative Immunosuppression 2003
Suppression of Natural Killer Cell Activity and Promotion of Tumor Metastasis 2003
The promotion of tumor metastasis by surgery and stress 2003
Attenuation of the Tumor-promoting Effect of Surgery by Spinal Blockade in Rats 2001
Evidence that postoperative pain is a mediator of the tumor-promoting effects of surgery in rats 2001
Evidence that stress and surgical interventions promote tumor development 1999
Selected Publications
Effect of perioperative COX-2 and beta-adrenergic inhibition on 5-year disease-free-survival in colorectal cancer: A pilot randomized controlled Colorectal Metastasis PreventIon Trial (COMPIT)
Perioperative hypothermia and stress jeopardize antimetastatic immunity and TLR-9 immune activation: potential mediating mechanisms (experimental studies)
Peri-operative individually tailored psychological intervention in breast cancer patients improves psychological indices and molecular biomarkers of metastasis in excised tumors
Advancing the human right to health in cancer care through drug repurposing strategies
Perioperative escape from dormancy of spontaneous micro-metastases: A role for malignant secretion of IL-6, IL-8, and VEGF, through adrenergic and prostaglandin signaling
Stress and cancer: mechanisms, significance and future directions
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