A Brief Overview of Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment

摘要: Despite the large economic and intellectual efforts, cancer is still not easily treatable disease by conventional therapies. This led ultimately to reconsider hyperthermia, like one of interesting treatment methods connected immunity tumor metabolism. Hyperthermia has also ability play an additional role when used together with treatment: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy immunotherapy. Recent trials in Holland Germany have demonstrated that hyperthermia can prolong life decrease re-appraisal combination radiotherapy chemotherapy. Some tumors seem more responsive than others. In this brief summary we will attempt give a vision from physical stand point, but importantly clinical biological aspects. The results obtained these on certain types cancers such as cervix cancer, recurrent breast head neck melanoma, sarcomas, liver, glioblastoma pancreatic support use technique, although some technical problems persist been completely resolved.