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Cancer treatment. It
generates heat at
the cellular level
using the specific
radio frequency
13.56 Hz. This
increases the
temperature of the
tumour up to 41.9
degrees, thus
burning the tumour
without damaging any
other cell or organ,
not even the surface
of the skin.
We are the only
medical centre in
Spain that has this
technology, although
in other countries,
like Germany, it is
widely available.
Interest in this
technique has
recently increased
due to excellent
results. It has also
been confirmed that
the pharmaceutical
treatments commonly
used are much more
effective in
combination with
hyperthermia without
changing dosages and
even on reduced
doses.
Another considerable
advantage of
hyperthermia is that
the immune response
of the cancer
patient, usually
depressed by the
illness or the
treatments used to
control it, is
strengthened by the
hyperthermia. This
treatment, by
imitating the
physiological
defence mechanism of
a raised body
temperature,
stimulates the
release of
substances that
control the immune
reaction
(cytokines) which,
in the majority of
patients have a
protective effect on
the organism.
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Hyperthermia
therefore is a
technique very
useful for
increasing the
effectiveness of
other therapies
(immunological,
chemical, radiation,
surgical), it
produces, in some
cases, a reduction
of the tumour while
in many others the
remission of the
illness during more
or less lengthy
periods of time and,
in the great
majority of cases,
it produces a better
quality of life.
Other benefits of
deep hyperthermia on
the organism are: an
increased
consumption of
oxygen at the
cellular level, the
immunostimulation of
the lymphocytes T
and B, the
stimulation of
macrophages,
vasodilatation and
the increase of
vascular
permeability,
effects that are
also useful in
fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue
syndrome, traumas,
etc.
For years excellent
results have been
achieved in European
and American
hospitals with this
technique that we
have now been able
to introduce in
Spain. Some of the
benefits to the
organism are: an
increased
utilization of
oxygen at the
cellular level, the
immunostimulation of
the lymphocytes T
and B, the
stimulation of
macrophages,
vasodilatation and
increase of the
vascular
permeability,
effects which are
also useful in
fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue
syndrome, traumas,
etc.
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WHAT IS THERMOGRAPHY?
With this present trend and the
idea that prevention is more
valuable than the cure, women
are beginning to consider the
option of a thermogram in their
annual check up. This is a
little known tool, in the
assessment of risk. It measures
the distribution of the heat
emanating from the body, which
is a key indicator of health. It
has been available since 1960
and was approved as a complement
to mammography in 1982.
Also known as infrared digital
thermal imaging, thermography
has been used by the military
for vigilance and night vision.
Dramatic advances have taken
place in this technology since
it was first used in the medical
field. Now it uses very
sensitive high-tech infrared
cameras together with
sophisticated computers.
The American College of Clinical
Thermology (ACCT) is now
responsible for the training of
technicians and doctors as it
provides accreditation for
health professionals, as well as
promoting scientific research.
Peter Leando Ph.D., an ACCT
training officer, carries out
continuous sessions at Duke
University.
“Thermography”, explains Leando,
“gives an indication of vascular
inflammation, lymphatic activity
and abnormal physiological
changes” Cancer produces
vascular dilatation and
increases the supply of blood
and heat. The infrared camera
produces images of the abnormal
supply of blood created to feed
the cancerous tumours. A skilled
professional looking at these
images can see that the blood
circulation is different which
indicates an abnormal
development.
Rita Rimmer, owner of Health
Imaging, states in an article:
“The mammography detects the
cancer only when it is
sufficiently big to be a lump”,
whereas the thermography does it
at an early stage. Rimmer says
“Thermography has been
recognised as detecting breast
cancer even 10 years before the
tumour develops”.
She also points out that there
is a debate about the
possibility of the mammography
itself causing some breast
cancers. Referring to a book
which she recommends to her
patients, What Your Doctor May
Not Tell You about Breast
Cancer, by D, John Lee, she
quotes: “The (mammography)
procedure is unpleasant and the
radiation potentially damaging.
Both the damage to the tissue
and the radiation are known risk
factors in breast cancer, so it
is logical to assume that the
mammography could contribute to
the development of this type of
cancer”.
Breast cancer originates in the
glandular tissues of the mamma.
The symptoms of the disease
include the appearance of a
lump, the change in shape and
size of the breast and secretion
from the nipple. These symptoms
are usually discovered through
self-examinations, after which
the patient goes for further
tests at the hospital. The tests
carried out in the hospital
include: examination of the
breast, mammography or a needle
biopsy. With these tests the
doctor is ready to confirm if it
really is cancer or if the
tumour is not cancerous. The
treatment of the illness takes a
long time and can give rise to
other problems such as the loss
of hair.
Thermography is one of the
latest methods of detecting
breast cancer. It is more
effective than the mammogram and
the biopsies. The continuous use
of the mammography to detect the
illness can produce a tumour,
due to the exposure to
radiation. Thermography is
painless, safer and quicker when
compared with all the other
methods. This technique is also
more efficient as it detects the
development of the illness
before any other procedure in
use at present. Heat is used to
diagnose the presence of the
disease. This is because heat is
a sign of inflammation, which is
usually the earliest possible
sign of an illness.
It is a
non-invasive procedure as
compared with a needle biopsy.
Also this procedure has a
ninety-nine percent accuracy in
ascertaining the exact type of
tumour present. It also reduces
the likelihood of getting false
positive or negative results.
Another advantage of the
procedure is that it is carried
out without any kind of contact
with the breast. The regular use
of this method will detect the
first signs of a developing
tumour. It measures the patterns
of body heat, information that
is analysed later to discover
any abnormality. The anomalies
in the data registered are
generally a sign of body
illness.
Thermography is very cost
effective when compared with
other types of diagnostic
procedure. It can be used on all
women regardless of age. It is
also useful in the diagnosis of
other illnesses such as dental
problems, headaches, sinus
troubles, backaches and
arthritis.
In patients under treatment the
procedure should not be carried
out until at least three months
after the last chemotherapy and
radiation treatment.
Dr. Raymond
Hilu
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