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Hyperthermia for cancer therapy

Cancer cells multiply force is strong and has a characteristic heat-sensitive than normal cells.
Cancer cells are damaged in the first 41 degrees, 42.5 degrees will die.
Hyperthermia in cancer treatment using this property, also known as hyperthermia.
Normal cells are protected by the activity of the cells maintain a constant body temperature even温SHI addition, cancer cells and by high-temperature heating is to kill it.

Hyperthermia therapy can cure cancer by itself is difficult, in cancer treatment in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Cancer in the back of the body, especially the hard to reach a temperature of bone and fat, the only cure is difficult hyperthermia.

To hyperthermia, whole-body hyperthermia (heating the entire body) and local hyperthermia (heating the surrounding cancer), and is used mainly localized hyperthermia.
In regional hyperthermia,温MEMASU microwave and electromagnetic waves in the affected area.
Radiation from outside the body, but in general, esophagus, rectum, uterus, and the bile duct, and腟mouth, anus and equipment (eg, needle electrodes) can also be a cool place.
Heating time is considered a burden on the body, 45 minutes to 60 minutes.

Hyperthermia, without the side effects of prostrate cancer, you might increase the efficacy of anticancer drugs and has been used.
Disadvantage, by heating, burns and pain.

Hyperthermia is now covered by insurance from 1996.
However, hyperthermia alone is that it is difficult to heal, now, is that hyperthermia and cancer therapy for locally advanced cancer or cancer recurrence.

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