HYPERTHERMIA IN CANCER TREATMENT
January 10th, 2010 | 
Author: 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 treatment
Hyperthermia (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 44°C) 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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I am a man with breast cancer. Yes, men can get it too. Rare that it is, it still AS deadly. I had no clue what was growing on the side of my nipple. I let it go for way too long untill it began to bleed when I was sleeping. The moment the doctor saw it, he said, thats cancer. This was in 2003 age 51 and in 2006, it went into my bones. So yes, men can get it. Dont be a dumb-ass like me and think it will go away or believe it cant be cancer, it can be. Have it checked and dont blow it off.
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.
It’s official, eating snatch causes cancer…
truthfully, anything can be related to cancer.
We cant diagnose you with cancer over the Internet. Go to the doctor. If you need antibiotics, that's the only place you can get them. Besides, if you do have an infection that has been going on for 2 months, you need medicine to help you. If you ignore the symptoms then the bacteria can get into your blood and that IS fatal.
Go to the doctor, you'll be fine
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.
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.
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
I'm sorry for your pain and undiagnosed health issues… Try not to get discouraged and never give up. I went to 15 doctors, including specialists, over 17 years until I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. The Lyme literate doctor (LLD) that finally diagnosed me had the disease and was able to clinically diagnosis it during my first visit–a blood test confirmed it.
Because you have had Lyme, I strongly recommend finding a Lyme literate doctor. A LLD can rule out Lyme and point you in the right direction, if need be. Do not assume that all infectious disease doctors are LLD…
You seem to have a number of issues: lump on neck w/ pain, chest pain, pain in left side, joint pain, back pain & burning *tick bite turns red, headaches, hearing loss. The following information regarding your symptoms and Lyme disease was obtained from Lymeinfo.net. Please do not misunderstand and mistake this as an attempt to diagnosis Lyme. It is only information. Again, I strongly recommend finding a qualified physician.
Perhaps the multisystem involvement and the site of your tick bite getting red again are all clues?…
The following symptoms you described, are some I also have—chest pain, neck pain & stiffness, joint pain, back pain, headaches, hearing loss, and left side pain.
The following link is to a file with a list of 70 peer-reviewed studies showing that Lyme disease can persist or relapse despite antibiotic therapy. http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDPersist.pdf
"Lyme is known as the new great imitator."
"Burning is quite specific to neuropsychiatric Lyme disease (NPLD), but is also seen in herpes infections. The patient describes a sensation that a blowtorch is burning the skin. It can affect any part of the body. In some patients the burning migrates, while in others it remains in a given area. Both antibiotics and anticonvulsants relieve this symptom."
http://www.mentalhealthandillness.com/tnaold.html
SPLEEN
SPLENITIS
“Severe left upper quadrant pain… A splenectomy was performed. Histologic examination of the tissue sections revealed extensive necrosis and inflammation” (1)
(1) Human necrotizing splenitis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi.
Rank EL, Dias SM; Hasson J; Duray PH; Johnson RC; Magnarelli LA; Fister RD.
Am J Clin Pathol, 91(4):493-8. 1989.
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSymptoms.pdf (p. 13)
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSymptoms.pdf (p. 49)
HEAD/NECK
Lyme can affect the head and neck.
“We review our institutional experience with 266 patients with Lyme disease, 75% of whom experienced head and neck symptoms.”
HEADACHE
“typically intermittent (hours)… but could be generalized or persistent.” [some] “had excruciating headache” (1)
“Our patients show that headache can be the first, and for a long time the only, prominent sign of Lyme neuroborreliosis” (2)
“headaches resembling migraine,… tension-type headache… we conclude that recent-onset headaches are common in patients hospitalized with Lyme disease.” (3)
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSymptoms.pdf (p. 5)
HEART
“Lyme carditis may occur at any age and in either sex… The time interval between the tick bite and the occurrence of cardiac manifestations may be as short as 10 days…The diagnosis of Lyme carditis can be difficult, since the clinical pattern can be very heterogeneous…”
“Lyme carditis is becoming a more frequent complication of Lyme disease, primarily due to the increasing incidence of this disease in the United States. Cardiovascular manifestations of Lyme disease often occur within 21 days of exposure and include fluctuating degrees of atrioventricular (AV) block, acute myopericarditis or mild left ventricular dysfunction and rarely cardiomegaly or fatal pericarditis. AV block can vary from first-, second-, third-degree heart block, to junctional rhythm and asystolic pauses.” (1)
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSymptoms.pdf (P. 15)
HEARING LOSS
“Otolaryngologic manifestations have been reported in all stages of the disease.”
Otolaryngologic aspects of Lyme disease.
Moscatello AL; Worden DL; Nadelman RB; Wormser G; Lucente F.
Laryngoscope, 101(6 Pt 1):592-5. 1991.
“Bilateral hearing loss was noted in 4 patients” (1)
“bilateral deafness and multiple other neurological complaints some six months after developing a 'target' lesion on the lower leg” (2)
“[Lyme disease] has been shown to cause asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss” (3)
“Among the 27 patients, associated symptoms included fatigue (74 percent), headache (48 percent), arthritis (37 percent), and hearing loss (15 percent).” (4)
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSymptoms.pdf (p. 7)
KIDNEY
“Infection caused by B burgdorferi is known to induce glomerulonephritis in animals."
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSymptoms.pdf (p. 13)
You may search in over 5,000 medical and scientific articles about Lyme disease at the following site: http://search.lymenet.org/
It is always a good idea to eat a healthy diet and avoid unhealthy foods and habits.
Best wishes for vibrant health in the coming year!
Not all viruses are RNA viruses – but this is an intelligent question.
Most viruses insert a message that says "make more of me"
- – more viral particles.
The DNA damage of malignancies turns off the cellular control mechanisms that tell cells to stop dividing – so cells divide / reproduce without control as you say.
The differences is reproduction of cells vs reproduction of viral particles.
There are over 26,000 genes in the human genome.
Damage to each one has different consequences.
Nothing is simple in the human body, and it gets more complicated each year as brilliant researchers unravel the mechanisms of function associated with each gene.
There are some very smart people on this site who can explain this in much more elaborate detail if they see this question. Good question. You are thinking.
That's what I ask of my students first and foremost – think.
There are viruses associated with some human malignancies.
I think we will find more of these in the future.
It tends to occur more frequently in epithelial tissue because this type of tissue reproduces most frequently. Since it is the replication of cells that goes awry in cancer, it would follow that we would see cancer more frequently in cell types that divide more frequently.
We are also more likely to see cancers in places that are most commonly exposed to carcinogens such as UV radition and environmental toxins. So for this reason, some of the most common cancer places for cancer are the skin, the lungs and the digestive track.
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
I Love you Martina. Get Well Soon and Bless you
your friend B