Common anesthetic can reduce chronic pain after mastectomy

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141013103859.htm

Common anesthetic can reduce chronic pain after mastectomy
More than two-thirds of women who have had mastectomies struggle with persistent pain, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Breast cancer patients who receive a common local anesthetic during surgery are less likely to experience chronic pain following mastectomy, suggests a new study.