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The method of hyperthermia to treat cancer has been around for a long time, it helps to damage and kill cancer cells but does not cause serious damage to normal tissues. Currently, hyperthermia therapy for cancer treatment has been implemented in many hospitals in the US, Japan, Germany, Russia... In Vietnam, Vinmec is the first hospital to successfully apply this therapy.1. What is hyperthermia therapy for cancer?
In the treatment of cancer, hyperthermia therapy is a method of raising the temperature of a part or all of the patient's body above the normal limit (from 37 degrees Celsius to 40 to 45 degrees Celsius) to heating tumors, causing direct cytotoxicity and killing cancer cells without affecting or damaging normal cells.
Hyperthermia therapy helps increase the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapy as well as radiation therapy and immune stimulation in patients. Scientists have conducted many trials of hyperthermia therapy to treat cancer in patients with stage 3 breast cancer, cervical lymphoma, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer, and neuroendocrine stromal cancer. ... and found that hyperthermia increases the survival rate of patients in cancer treatment.
Hyperthermia therapy for cancer treatment includes 3 types: systemic, tumor, and localized. Although it has appeared for a long time, in recent years, with the development of high-tech machines, this therapy has received renewed attention.
Liệu pháp tăng thân nhiệt nhằm tiêu diệt tế bào ung thư mà không gây ảnh hưởng tới tế bào bình thường
2. How does hyperthermia kill cancer cells?
Hyperthermia therapy for cancer is used in combination with other forms such as chemotherapy and radiation. Hyperthermia therapy can make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation or damage other cancer cells that radiation cannot. Hyperthermia and radiation therapy are often done at the same time to increase the effectiveness of killing cancer cells and treating the disease.Determining what temperature cancer cells die at is very important to determine the appropriate body temperature to help kill cancer cells. Hyperthermia therapy will use a temperature of 41 - 43 degrees Celsius, this is the temperature that reaches the threshold that can kill cancer cells and ensure safety for the patient. Patients may experience some side effects after performing hyperthermia therapy such as congestion, redness of the exposed skin but no burning.
There have been many studies showing that hyperthermia therapy can significantly reduce tumor size. However, not all of these studies have shown increased survival in cancer patients receiving combination therapy.
3. Where is hyperthermia performed for cancer treatment?
The method of hyperthermia to treat cancer is used in many advanced countries around the world. In Vietnam, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital is the first hospital to apply this therapy and has proven remarkably effective.In order to bring the most effective treatment, at Vinmec Times City, hyperthermia therapy is conducted up to 2 times / week, the average treatment time is 45 - 60 minutes / time. The patient will lie on the bed, the mechanical system will use a magnetic field to run through the tumor area, if the magnetic field encounters cancer cells, it will create a thermogenic reaction to destroy the cell membrane. cells, creating favorable conditions for the body's immune system to invade and destroy cancer cells.
Cancer patients will be given heat therapy about 24 hours before radiation therapy, along with chemotherapy and immunotherapy methods.
Trung tâm Ung bướu Xạ trị, Bệnh viện ĐKQT Vinmec Times City luôn đi đầu về phương pháp điều trị và chế độ chăm sóc chu đáo
One thing that patients can be completely assured of is that the entire treatment period at Vinmec Times City International General Hospital will be carefully monitored and cared for by doctors and nurses, ensuring safe treatment. completely and achieve maximum therapeutic effect.
Currently, Vinmec is the leading hospital in Vietnam researching hyperthermia therapy for cancer treatment, with international standard procedures, initial results have helped patients have a marked improvement in results. treatment and health status. In addition, the patient's quality of life is also significantly improved when using this cancer therapy.
With the desire to accompany cancer patients in Vietnam, Vinmec Times City International Hospital has invested in building a modern Cancer - Radiation Center according to international standards, using an approach model multi-specialty in diagnosing and choosing the right treatment regimen for each patient case. At the same time, the diagnosis is also made carefully and according to the correct procedure based on advanced imaging techniques such as: SPECT/CT, PET/CT, MRI..., biopsy, myelogram, blood test, etc. immunohistochemistry, diagnosis by molecular biology.
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