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History Breaf of effect healing HyperthermiaThe heat treatment has been noted in the civilizations of ancient Egypt (2400 BC), but only of ancient Greek physicians used this therapeutic approach consistently recognized him and called him over-heating (in Greek: hyperthermia). “Give me the power to create fever and cure any disease,” said Parmenides, Greek physician, 540-480 BC

Hyperthermia treatmentHyperthermia cancer (also called thermal therapy or thermotherapy) is an acute condition that 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 are overwhelmed and unable to effectively deal with the heat so that the body temperature to climb uncontrollably.

Hyperthermia can also be created artificially by drugs or medical devices. In these cases, it can be used for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. The tumor cells are more sensitive than normal cells respond differently to heat and its structure heat. In 1910, the possibility of overheating in order to increase the effect of radiation on malignant tumors was first described. This is already known and applied method has been rediscovered as a “whole-body hyperthermia” in the early 1960s. Since the 70s a number of studies have been conducted to investigate further this form of therapy.

Research has shown that high temperatures (to kill up to 44A ° C) and damage to cancer cells, can usually with minimal damage to normal tissue. To kill cancer cells and damaging proteins and structures within cells, hyperthermia may shrink tumors.

Hyperthermia is almost always associated with other forms of cancer therapy, as used radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Hyperthermia may make some cancer cells more sensitive to radiation damage and other cancer cells that the radiation could cause damage. When combined hyperthermia and radiation therapy are often given within an hour of each other. Hyperthermia can also be the effect of some cancer drugs, which will be mutually reinforcing in this way and most likely a cure – the so-called synergistic effect of hyperthermia. It was found that the cytotoxic drugs (agents, chemotherapy), more aggressive act of temperatures exceeding 40 ° C in the range of normal body temperature.

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