Thermotherapy as an alternative to chemotherapy

Researching engineers have discovered a new method to identify and destroy cancer cells in the body through the thermotherapy , the study was presented in the American Physical Society according to portal publications Science Daily.

The cancer treatment It uses hyperthermia, a heat stroke that raises the temperature of cancer cells, while keeping the surrounding tissue healthy at a lower temperature.

Research conducted by the University of Virginia Tech used ferrofluids (fluids that are polarized in the presence of a magnetic field), which can be identified in cancer tissues after intravenous application, said one of the project leaders, the professor Ishwar Puri.

"The magnetic nanoparticles are heated due to the high frequency at which the tumor , altering its magnetic field and causing tissue death by overexposure to heat. This process is called magnetic flow hyperthermia or thermotherapy, "says Puri.

Temperatures between 41 at 45 degrees Celsius they are high enough to slow the growth of cancerous tissue, however at these temperatures if the thermotherapy process is not used, healthy cells are also destroyed.


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