09-25-2010, 06:22 PM
By Judith Potts
Heat ââ¬â whether from a carefully created and controlled fever or from hyperthermia delivered by microwaves, radio frequency or ultrasound ââ¬â is increasingly being used as a cancer treatment.
There are two theories as to why this might work. First, a fever within the body produces a state in which the immune system becomes hypersensitive, detects that the cancer cells are not normal and attacks them. It may be that, if we have a strong immune system, it is destroying cancer cells every day but, on occasion, some cells are missed and cancer develops. In the USA scientists are experimenting with giving cervical cancer patients a bio-engineered form of listeria (not the actual disease) - both it and salmonella are instantly recognisable by the body as enemy bacteria ââ¬â thus hoping to spark the immune system into rising up to fight it and the cancer.
The second theory, which ties in with several stories recently about patients whose cancers have simply disappeared overnight, is that it is the high temperature itself which destroys the cancer. Also in the USA, cancer patients are being placed in an infra-red ââ¬Åhot boxââ¬Â for eight hours ââ¬â under sedation ââ¬â two days after chemotherapy and having taken immune system boosting drugs. This treatment is much gentler than radiotherapy, means less chemotherapy is required and, therefore, the patient will have fewer side-effects. It appears that primary malignant tumours have a bad blood circulation, which makes them more sensitive to changes in temperature. So, the experimental theory is that a 40 degree centigrade controlled fever will wake-up the immune system.
Hyperthermia tends to be used in combination with radio or chemotherapy but at a private clinic in Mexico ââ¬â called the Hope4Cancer Institute ââ¬â the doctors are using it as an ââ¬Åaggressive but natural approach to treatmentââ¬Â without the conventional therapies. The Medical Director is Dr Antonio Jiminez, who is an oncology researcher and determined to find non-invasive, non-surgical and painless treatments without side-effects. He explains that hyperthermia, using specific sound wave frequencies to heat the cancer cells and destroy them does not affect normal cells ââ¬â so there are no side effects.
To eliminate the detox symptoms which occur when cancer cells die off quickly, the Hope4Cancer Institute uses infrared light therapy, infrared saunas, massage therapy, organic coffee enemas and IV therapy to flush out the dead cells. Whole body or local hyperthermia is combined with SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy and patients are encouraged to follow the Hallelujah Acres Diet (vegan and raw food).
Dr Jiminez says: ââ¬ÅWe address all aspects of the cancer ââ¬â spiritual, emotional and physical. We address the cause of the cancer and help the immune system fight the disease.ââ¬Â The institute employs six medical doctors with varying specialities, treats 200 patients each year and claims to be particularly successful with cases of breast cancer. His argument is that ââ¬Åcancer mutates, like flu mutates but our conventional cancer treatments are much the same today as they were 25 years ago. We make new flu vaccines every year but we donââ¬â¢t change our approach to cancer.ââ¬Â
Ancient civilisations used heat to treat tumours ââ¬â particularly those of the breast ââ¬â and it seems that, once again, we are looking back to the less invasive treatments of the past. The spotlight seems to fall onto the role of the immune system and, as I wrote last week, the need to tailor treatment to the individual patient.
Could it be that the ever-growing number of people developing cancer are doing so because, nowadays, we have fewer infections and, therefore, fewer fevers? Does this mean that the immunisation programme, antibiotics and better hygiene have created the cancer monster?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/judith...treatment/
Heat ââ¬â whether from a carefully created and controlled fever or from hyperthermia delivered by microwaves, radio frequency or ultrasound ââ¬â is increasingly being used as a cancer treatment.
There are two theories as to why this might work. First, a fever within the body produces a state in which the immune system becomes hypersensitive, detects that the cancer cells are not normal and attacks them. It may be that, if we have a strong immune system, it is destroying cancer cells every day but, on occasion, some cells are missed and cancer develops. In the USA scientists are experimenting with giving cervical cancer patients a bio-engineered form of listeria (not the actual disease) - both it and salmonella are instantly recognisable by the body as enemy bacteria ââ¬â thus hoping to spark the immune system into rising up to fight it and the cancer.
The second theory, which ties in with several stories recently about patients whose cancers have simply disappeared overnight, is that it is the high temperature itself which destroys the cancer. Also in the USA, cancer patients are being placed in an infra-red ââ¬Åhot boxââ¬Â for eight hours ââ¬â under sedation ââ¬â two days after chemotherapy and having taken immune system boosting drugs. This treatment is much gentler than radiotherapy, means less chemotherapy is required and, therefore, the patient will have fewer side-effects. It appears that primary malignant tumours have a bad blood circulation, which makes them more sensitive to changes in temperature. So, the experimental theory is that a 40 degree centigrade controlled fever will wake-up the immune system.
Hyperthermia tends to be used in combination with radio or chemotherapy but at a private clinic in Mexico ââ¬â called the Hope4Cancer Institute ââ¬â the doctors are using it as an ââ¬Åaggressive but natural approach to treatmentââ¬Â without the conventional therapies. The Medical Director is Dr Antonio Jiminez, who is an oncology researcher and determined to find non-invasive, non-surgical and painless treatments without side-effects. He explains that hyperthermia, using specific sound wave frequencies to heat the cancer cells and destroy them does not affect normal cells ââ¬â so there are no side effects.
To eliminate the detox symptoms which occur when cancer cells die off quickly, the Hope4Cancer Institute uses infrared light therapy, infrared saunas, massage therapy, organic coffee enemas and IV therapy to flush out the dead cells. Whole body or local hyperthermia is combined with SonoPhoto Dynamic Therapy and patients are encouraged to follow the Hallelujah Acres Diet (vegan and raw food).
Dr Jiminez says: ââ¬ÅWe address all aspects of the cancer ââ¬â spiritual, emotional and physical. We address the cause of the cancer and help the immune system fight the disease.ââ¬Â The institute employs six medical doctors with varying specialities, treats 200 patients each year and claims to be particularly successful with cases of breast cancer. His argument is that ââ¬Åcancer mutates, like flu mutates but our conventional cancer treatments are much the same today as they were 25 years ago. We make new flu vaccines every year but we donââ¬â¢t change our approach to cancer.ââ¬Â
Ancient civilisations used heat to treat tumours ââ¬â particularly those of the breast ââ¬â and it seems that, once again, we are looking back to the less invasive treatments of the past. The spotlight seems to fall onto the role of the immune system and, as I wrote last week, the need to tailor treatment to the individual patient.
Could it be that the ever-growing number of people developing cancer are doing so because, nowadays, we have fewer infections and, therefore, fewer fevers? Does this mean that the immunisation programme, antibiotics and better hygiene have created the cancer monster?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/judith...treatment/