Saturday, January 12, 2008

Hyperthermia for the treatment of cervical cancer significan

Radiotherapy plus hyperthermia in the treatment of pelvic tumors, particularly cervical cancer, compared with radiotherapy alone more effective. In April the "Lancet" magazine published in the study show that a new treatment, hyperthermia, increasing tumor temperature to 40-45 ° C for more effective control of bladder, rectal and cervical cancer metastasis. In this study of 358 patients with bladder, and cervix cancer in patients. Some patients with radiation therapy and some patients with combined radiation and hyperthermia treatment. Once a week for five weeks. Every 90 minutes for hyperthermia and radiotherapy for 1-4 hours. After comparative study found that radiotherapy patients, only 39% of tumors disappear, and hyperthermia combined with radiotherapy in patients with 55% of the tumors disappear. In three tumors, cervical most sensitive to hyperthermia. 83% of cervical cancer in the world, after the disappearance of hyperthermia and radiotherapy so that only 57% of cervical cancer disappeared. And hyperthermia patients with cervical cancer three years so that the survival rate increased by 24%. Hyperthermia little pay, but some patients complained to the tumor heating tubes make people feel uncomfortable, Some burned there. The doctor said that hyperthermia plus radiation therapy of cervical cancer will be the best option.

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