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JUNE 19, 2021

IV Lidocaine Shows Hint of Breast Cancer Survival Benefit

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Infusions of lidocaine given intraoperatively and continued for two hours in the recovery room may confer potential survival benefits in women undergoing breast cancer surgery, a study has shown.

However, the researchers acknowledged that their findings were limited by the study’s small sample size and need to be confirmed in a larger investigation.

“Many anesthesiologists know that certain local anesthetics have potential positive effects on cancer cells,” said Mohamed