Cancer, part 2...
Treatment -
Hyperthermia (thermal therapy), the generation of temps greater than 41.5C/106.7F has been used for many years to destroy cancerous tumors. Malignant cells may be more sensitive than normal cells to the harmful effects of high temps for several reasons. Malignant cells lack the mechanisms necessary to repair damage cause by elevated temperatures. Most tumor cells lack an adequate blood supply to provide needed oxygen during periods of increased cellular demand, such as during hyperthermia. Cancerous tumors lack blood vessels of adequate size for dissipation of heat.
-Hyperthermia is thought to alter cellular membrane permeability when used with chemotherapy, allowing for an increased uptake of the chemotherapeutic agent.
-Side effects of hyperthermia treatments include skin burns and tissue damage, fatigue, hypotension, peripheral neuropathies, thrombophlebitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and electrolyte imbalance... Research into the effectiveness of hyperthermia is ongoing.
- Vitamin A - Retinoids are believed to have a role in cancer prevention as well as treatment.
Hyperthermia (thermal therapy), the generation of temps greater than 41.5C/106.7F has been used for many years to destroy cancerous tumors. Malignant cells may be more sensitive than normal cells to the harmful effects of high temps for several reasons. Malignant cells lack the mechanisms necessary to repair damage cause by elevated temperatures. Most tumor cells lack an adequate blood supply to provide needed oxygen during periods of increased cellular demand, such as during hyperthermia. Cancerous tumors lack blood vessels of adequate size for dissipation of heat.
-Hyperthermia is thought to alter cellular membrane permeability when used with chemotherapy, allowing for an increased uptake of the chemotherapeutic agent.
-Side effects of hyperthermia treatments include skin burns and tissue damage, fatigue, hypotension, peripheral neuropathies, thrombophlebitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and electrolyte imbalance... Research into the effectiveness of hyperthermia is ongoing.
- Vitamin A - Retinoids are believed to have a role in cancer prevention as well as treatment.