HYPERTHERMIA IN CANCER TREATMENT
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Breaf History of Hyperthermia
The healing effect of heat treatment was already mentioned in the advanced cultures of the old Egypt (2400 B.C.), but only the medical professionals of the Greek Antique used this therapeutic approach consistently, acknowledged it and called it over-warming (in Greek: Hyperthermia). “Give me the power to produce fever and I heal every illness”, said Parmenides, Greek physician, 540-480 B.C.
Hyperthermia in cancer treatmentHyperthermia (also called thermal therapy or thermotherapy) is an acute condition which occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. It is usually caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures. The heat-regulating mechanisms of the body eventually become overwhelmed and unable to effectively deal with the heat, causing the body temperature to climb uncontrollably.
Hyperthermia can also be created artificially by drugs or medical devices. In these instances it may be used to treat cancer and other conditions. Cancer cells are more heat-sensitive than healthy cells and their structure reacts differently to overheating. In 1910 the possibility of overheating in order to increase the radiation effect on malicious tumors was described for the first time. This already well-known and applied method was rediscovered as so called “whole body hyperthermia” in the beginning of the 1960s. Since the 70s a number of studies were run to further investigate this therapy form.
Research has shown that high temperatures (up to 44C) can damage and kill cancer cells, usually with minimal injury to normal tissues. By killing cancer cells and damaging proteins and structures within cells, hyperthermia may shrink tumors.
Hyperthermia is almost always used with other forms of cancer therapy, such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Hyperthermia may make some cancer cells more sensitive to radiation or harm other cancer cells that radiation cannot damage. When hyperthermia and radiation therapy are combined, they are often given within an hour of each other. Hyperthermia can also enhance the effects of certain anticancer drugs, which is mutually strengthened thereby and a healing more likely – the so-called synergistic effect of hyperthermia. It was found out that cytostatic drugs (chemotherapy substances) clearly act more aggressively at temperatures over 40 C than within the range of the normal body temperature.
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18 Comments
August 19th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
We all possess a gene for cancer. Even scientist don't know why some get it nd others don't. Cancer cells don't care how young you are or how healthy you are. If it manifest itself, then it will. Its almost like they have a mind of their own. My sister-in-law never smoked, always ate well and at 33 developed breast cancer which later traveled to her lungs and killed her. it is no respecter of anyone. My own sister never smoked either. In fact she's the only one who didn't. She developed breast cancer and 15 yrs later got brain cancer. No one knows why, we can only hope that scientist can pin point the whys someday. Be blessed
August 19th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Cancer isn't "genetic" in the sense that "You will have cancer if your parents did". Genetics is far more of a crapshoot, and is also affected by what occurs during an organisms growth. Even if you inhereted a sensitivity to specific types of cancer, chances are that you may never encounter the required stimuli to trigger the cancer itself. You can seek genetic counciling if its a big concern in your family tree.
Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or other methods, and there are even new recombinant drug treatments and DNA tagging experimentations that are constantly being tested on the fringe of science. If you'd like a complete rundown of each of these treatments, visit my source link for more.
August 19th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
You didn't say if you were looking for a specific type of cancer. Try http://www.charitynavigator.com You can read up on the groups and see what percentage of the budget is spent on overhead, salaries, etc.
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August 19th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
oh, yeah! and THEN this man my grandparents have known for a looong time got cancer too! my dad is named after him, so i guess they know them really well…
August 19th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
i feel sorry for you. x
August 19th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
ANOTHER person i know just found out they have cancer! its not cancer, really, its leukemia, but still… he has a little girl and just got remarried to someone with another daughter whos in like 6th grade. my pa-pa (moms dad) had hodgkins lymphoma when i was a baby, my mom had non-hodgkins lymphoma a few yrs ago (2.5 yrs cancer-free! :]), my parents friend who just died from cancer a few months ago, and my dads best friend who has pancreatic cancer.
cancer sucks!!
August 20th, 2009 at 4:04 am
As a rule, there is no cure for esophageal cancer. There is a surgical procedure that can be performed but if it has already metastasized to other organs it's probably already too advanced. Prognosis for this time of cancer is usually 5 yrs max…..but that's for strictly esophageal cancer. Depending on what other organs are involved, that time would likely be reduced.
Because it effects the esophageous, eating can become very difficult so it's important for him to take supplements like Ensure to keep his strength. Most people with esophageal cancer lose a lot of weight.
August 20th, 2009 at 2:45 am
my life is shit FML love this song
August 20th, 2009 at 3:36 am
ok well since u got such a big problem wit cancer dont talk about it….
August 20th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I'm a Cancer and I have a very special connection with my Aquarian woman. Maybe it's because of the signs or maybe it's despite them. Either way, it works because we find some of ourselves in each other and we are free to be us.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Yes. A very good friend of mine, who took great care of himself had picked up Pancreatic Cancer. He lasted only a few months.
I do not have an answer, except that in spite of what we do, we can't control the hidden destiny. Smokers can live to old age, and the good die young.
Another friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer and given just days to live. 25 years later, he is totally cured. He has a very unusual look at life today.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
August 21st, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Cancer of all types is rare in young people.
Women are advised to begin breast self-exams at 20. Besides that, just be conscious of changes in your body and discuss concerns with your doctor as appropriate.
The number one killer of young people is accidents. Tens of thousands of young people die accidentally every year. Motor vehicle accidents are the biggest killer. But falls, drowning, shootings, and drug-related incidents take a terrible toll as well. Here is how to increase your chances of dying from old age:
1) Always wear a seat belt.
2) Obey the speed limit.
3) Never drive drunk or impaired. Don't be a passenger of someone who is drunk or impaired.
4) Wear a helmet on motorcycles and bikes.
5) Learn to swim, never swim alone, never swim at night, and never swim while drunk or impaired.
6) Stay away from ladders and roofs.
7) Stay away from situations where illegal drugs may be present
August 21st, 2009 at 5:42 pm
this is so sad
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:51 am
like this song so much i wish that everyone cares to thier human kind specially those who are in pain and suffering
a small help and care can cure
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:06 am
As other peole pointed out, "colon" cancer is a cancer specific of the large intestin, whereas "intestinal" cancer could affect any part of the intestine (including the small intestine, i.e. duodenum, ileum and jujenum).
If colon cancer runs in your family, you are likely to have FAP, or Familial adenomatous polyposis, an inherited colorectal cancer syndrome. People with the classic type of familial adenomatous polyposis may begin to develop multiple noncancerous (benign) polyps (growths) in the colon as early as their teenage years.
This cancer usually develops in the lower part of the digestive system, including the large intestine (colon) and rectum. However, the FAP syndrome could present a risk factor for the cancer of the small intestine (what your relative might have), therefore this person could also carry the genetic mutation that confers cancer predisposition (the APC gene, in the case of FAP).
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August 22nd, 2009 at 4:11 am
;( i love this song
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:34 am
not a smart thing to write cos that might offend people who have cancer