into your mouth. You might have your operation as day surgery or stay in hospital overnight. You might be able to eat and drink as soon as you are fully awake. Your throat will feel sore for a while ...
Nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) is a common anesthetic that only requires a mask over the mouth and nose. / Shannon Fagan/GettyImages You’ve likely been under anesthesia for different ...
It’s also used to shrink tumors before surgery (also known as neoadjuvant therapy), to kill any cancer cells that remain after other treatments (such as surgery or radiation therapy), and to ...