What is Hyperthermia Therapy?

In cancer treatment, it is also known as thermal therapy, thermal ablation, or thermotherapy. Hyperthermia is a treatment that exposes the body tissue to high temperatures (up to 42˚C).  

 

Several results have shown that elevated temperature can damage and kill cancer cells with minimal or no harm to normal tissue. By killing cancer cells and destructing proteins and the structure within cells, Hyperthermia may help to shrink tumours. 

 

In Hyperthermia, the heat increases blood flow to the tumour, which does 3 things to the patient’s body.

 

Hyperthermia: It induces your own body’s immune system to attack the cancer 

Hyperthermia + Chemotherapy: It increases the blood flow, which brings chemotherapy inside the tumour, allowing better access to chemotherapy in the tumour

Hyperthermia + Radiotherapy: It brings oxygen that helps radiation therapy work better, which improves the complete response rate. 

 

Hyperthermia is nearly often used in conjunction with other cancer treatments, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy - making it a well-known method of killing cancer cells and a vital treatment modality in the treatment of cancer, especially when its results are strongly supported by the criteria of evidence based medicine. Hyperthermia is necessary to treat advanced or high-risk tumours or to retreat a relapse in a pre-irradiated area. 

 

Benefits of Hyperthermia Therapy

• Shrink Cancer Tumours

• No hospitalization

• Can go in conjunction with more conventional cancer treatments

• Activates NK (Natural Killer) Immune Cells 

• Boosts immune system

• Improves blood circulation & oxygenated hypoxic tumours (tumour cells that are deprived of oxygen)

• Reliefs pain (cancer related or injury related)

• Enables tumour cells to be more sensitive to Radiotherapy

• Heightens the effectiveness of Chemotherapy drugs

• Better response rate when Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy are supplemented with Hyperthermia treatment

• Slows the DNA repairing that is damaged by Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy 

• Improves overall survival in cancer patients

• Treats bacteria & virus infections (tested on COVID-19 in Korea)

• Treats Raynaud’s Syndrome (cold hands & feet)

• Reduces high blood pressure

• Lowers the probability of stroke

• Improves sex life

• Aids in weight loss & achieve trimmer waistline

• Lowers insulin requirements in diabetic patients & can help diabetic wound healing

• Regression of arthritis

• Rejuvenates the whole cardiovascular system

• Increases energy

• Reliefs chronic fatigue

 

Who Should Go for Hyperthermia Therapy?

• Cancer patients

• Individuals with chronic illnesses like diabetes / hypertension

• Individuals who are interested in disease prevention

• Individuals with weight issues

• Individuals who lack of exercises

• Individuals who always feel tired and sluggish

 

What Conditions may be Improved with Hyperthermia Therapy?

• Cancers

• High blood pressure

• Diabetes

• Arthritis

• Muscle / Joint soreness

• Chronic fatigue

• Sinusitis

• Kidney diseases

• Congestive heart failure

• Migraines

• Skin Conditions

• Backaches

• Neck and Shoulder Stiffness

• Toxin Accumulation

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Cancers that can be treated with Hyperthermia 

• Breast

• Cervical

• Endometrial

• Head and neck

• Oesophagus

• Kidney

• Liver

• Lung

• Leukemias

• Melanoma

• Neuroblastoma

• Ovarian

• Pancreas

• Prostate

• Sarcomas (soft tissue cancers)

• Thyroid