{"id":6602,"date":"2021-06-01T21:33:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/ozone-therapy-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T02:59:29","slug":"hyperthermia-therapy-and-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/hyperthermia-therapy-and-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperthermia Therapy and Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hyperthermia, translating to \u201cexcess or high heat\u201d is the use of temperature in stimulating the body\u2019s natural healing mechanisms. When our body is infected with bacteria or viruses, it will naturally raise its core temperature to activate and mobilize the immune system to deal with the invading pathogen.<\/p>\n<p>Hyperthermia treatment is a medical treatment that involves heating up the body\u2019s tissues to help treat various diseases and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"hyperthermia-2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-300x116.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-1024x395.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-768x297.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-1536x593.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-2048x791.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hyperthermia-2x-16x6.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/hyperthermia-therapy-and-cancer\/#What_Is_Hyperthermia\" >What Is Hyperthermia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/hyperthermia-therapy-and-cancer\/#Hyperthermia_and_Cancer\" >Hyperthermia and Cancer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/hyperthermia-therapy-and-cancer\/#Hyperthermia_Treatment\" >Hyperthermia Treatment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/hyperthermia-therapy-and-cancer\/#References\" >References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Hyperthermia\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>What Is Hyperthermia<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hyperthermia is defined as having a body temperature higher than normal. Severe hyperthermia is when your body temperature reaches above 40 degrees C, this can be life threatening. Normally your body controls your body temperature through sweating, this will bring your body temperature down. In relation to cancer, hyperthermia is a type of cancer treatment whereby certain parts of the body are heated up to temperatures of up to 50 degrees C.<\/p>\n<p>Applying heat to the body as a means of treating disease has been around for hundreds of years, for centuries humans have benefited from sweating from Turkish baths to modern saunas. Back in 1891 Dr. William Coley published a paper on how inducing a fever in the body can stimulate an immune response which can cause cancer remission.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hyperthermia_and_Cancer\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Hyperthermia and Cancer<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Research has shown that high temperatures can kill and damage cancer cells, usually with minimal injury to normal cells.[1] By killing cancer cells and damaging cancer cell proteins, hyperthermia may shrink tumors.[2] Numerous clinical trials have studied hyperthermia in combination with radiation and chemotherapy. The studies have focused on many types of cancer, including sarcoma, melanoma, head and neck cancers. Many of these studies have shown significant reduction in tumor size when hyperthermia is combined with other treatments.[3] Not all these treatments have shown an increase in survival, it other factors need to be taken into account like diet, lifestyle, stress and supplement regime.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hyperthermia_Treatment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Hyperthermia Treatment<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two main types of hyperthermia application, local and whole body hyperthermia. In local Hyperthermia heat is applied to a small area, typically where the tumor site is. Different types of energy may be applied such as the use of external applicators positioned around or near the appropriate region to focuse energy on the tumor to raise its temperature.<\/p>\n<p>Whole body hyperthermia is used to treat metastatic cancer that has spread throughout the body, this can be accomplished through several techniques that raise the body temperature to 45-50 degrees C using thermal chambers or hot water blankets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> for more information on hyperthermia and the functional medicine approach to cancer treatment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">References<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Van der Zee J. Heating the patient: a promising approach? Annals of Oncology 2002; 13(8):1173-1184<\/li>\n<li>Hildebrandt B, Wust P, Ahlers O, et al. The cellular and molecular basis of hyperthermia. Critical Reviews in Oncology\/Hematology 2002;43(1):33\u201356.<\/li>\n<li>Wust P, Hildebrandt B, Sreenivasa G, et al. Hyperthermia in combined treatment of cancer. The Lancet Oncology 2002; 3(8):487\u201349<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hyperthermia, translating to \u201cexcess or high heat\u201d is the use of temperature in stimulating the body\u2019s natural healing mechanisms. When our body is infected with bacteria or viruses, it will naturally raise its core temperature to activate and mobilize the immune system to deal with the invading pathogen. 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