One study found that some types of anaesthesia may lead to faster recovery from short-term changes in the brain of older people. This result indicates general anaesthetic may play a role in thinking ...

You have an anaesthetic before you have an operation. This stops you from feeling anything during surgery, especially pain. Types of anaesthetic include a: local anaesthetic to numb a small part of ...

Normally you have an anaesthetic before you have an operation. You can have cancer surgery for a number of different reasons. But an operation isn't an option for all cancer types or for all people.