Don't know if this has been discussed--this just crossed my desk. Non-selective beta-blockers at time of radical prostatectomy was associated with a lower risk of recurrence. Frankly, sounds far-fetched to me:
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Perioperative beta blockers and PC recurrence
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I share your skepticism. It was just a retrospective study. Other retrospective studies show added risk or no effect:
wjso.biomedcentral.com/arti...
sciencedirect.com/science/a...
bjanaesthesia.org/article/S...
ejcancer.com/article/S0959-...
The justification is that nerves innervate tumors and their signals are needed for tumor growth. There is a prospective clinical trial:
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show...
Really inspires confidence, doesn't it?
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