HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY IN CANCER TREATMENT
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Hyperthermia therapy is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anti cancer drugs. In very few cases this therapy damages and kills the cancer cells. Hyperthermia is generally used as a supplementary treatment with the other treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy etc. It helps to increase the effectiveness of these treatments. There are many techniques by which heat may be delivered. Some of the most common involve the use of focused ultrasound (FUS or HIFU), infrared sauna, microwave heating, induction heating, magnetic hyperthermia, infusion of warm liquids or direct application of heat such as through sitting in a hot room or wrapping a patient in hot blankets.