Re: Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy

[Guest guest]

The following article shows that once the 'Medical profession' is a part of

something, they'll look. Forget about them ever embracing alternative unless

it dovetails with money making and such is every profit-structured venture in

life.

However, the article does speak to Hyperthermia and offers hope. If 'they' do

embrace Hyperthermia, will it then get 'controlled' and only used by Medical

Centers? Joe C.

" SALT LAKE CITY, February 2, 2010-BSD Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:BSDM) reports

publication of a news article by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on

the evolving role of hyperthermia in cancer therapy titled, " International Study

of Hyperthermia Spurs Hope in U.S. " (J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2010 102: 79-81;

doi:10.1093/jnci/djp530). The article reviewed the history of hyperthermia in

cancer therapy, including the challenges faced by hyperthermia advocates and the

progress that has been made in addressing these challenges. The article stated

that, " Successful use of targeted heat therapy with chemotherapy in treatment of

soft-tissue sarcoma has given U.S. advocates of local hyperthermia new hope that

the treatment they so believe in will now be taken seriously. "

The article reviewed the EORTC/NCI Phase III multicenter randomized study on 341

high risk soft-tissue sarcoma patients, which showed a significant improvement

in disease-free survival and demonstrated that patients were 30% more likely to

be alive and cancer-free almost three years after starting treatment if

hyperthermia was added to their chemotherapy treatment. All institutions who

participated in the study, including Duke University Medical Center, used the

BSD 2000 Deep Regional Hyperthermia System to administer hyperthermia.

[Guest guest]

Joe-

The study you discuss talks about deep tissue or site specific

hyperthermia. I have the blood cancer, multiple myeloma and therefore

must pursue whole body hyperthermia.

I believe achieving internal body temp of 102 degree F once or twice a

week has helped me stay in remission for 11 years now- 16 yrs since my

original dx.

http://beating-myeloma.org/search/node/hyperthermia

Emerson

http://beating-myeloma.org/

[Guest guest]

Hi Joe,

How do you achieve body hypothermia???

Ann-Marie

From: Emerson

Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Joe-

The study you discuss talks about deep tissue or site specific

hyperthermia. I have the blood cancer, multiple myeloma and therefore

must pursue whole body hyperthermia.

I believe achieving internal body temp of 102 degree F once or twice a

week has helped me stay in remission for 11 years now- 16 yrs since my

original dx.

http://beating-myeloma.org/search/node/hyperthermia

Emerson

http://beating-myeloma.org/

[Guest guest]

Ann Marie-

If you are asking me about how I achieve whole body hyperthermia as

opposed to deep tissue hyperthermia?

I sit in a sauna- several cautions- I have been doing this for more

than 10 years now. I started with 15 minute sessions, then slowly

increased to 30-40 minute sessions that it takes for me to get my

internal body temp to 102 degrees F. The article below by Ralph Moss,

quotes a study that states that local hyperthermia gets the area to

104-109 F to work.

http://beating-myeloma.org/article/therapies/a-big-boost-for-hyperthermia-part-i

Emerson

Hi Joe,

How do you achieve body hypothermia???

Ann-Marie

From: Emerson

Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Joe-

The study you discuss talks about deep tissue or site specific

hyperthermia. I have the blood cancer, multiple myeloma and therefore

must pursue whole body hyperthermia.

I believe achieving internal body temp of 102 degree F once or twice a

week has helped me stay in remission for 11 years now- 16 yrs since my

original dx.

http://beating-myeloma.org/search/node/hyperthermia

Emerson

http://beating-myeloma.org/

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

What kind of sauna are you using, can you recomend a home-styled unit. Thanks

Hoa

Ann Marie-

If you are asking me about how I achieve whole body hyperthermia as

opposed to deep tissue hyperthermia?

I sit in a sauna- several cautions- I have been doing this for more

than 10 years now. I started with 15 minute sessions, then slowly

increased to 30-40 minute sessions that it takes for me to get my

internal body temp to 102 degrees F. The article below by Ralph Moss, quotes a

study that states that local hyperthermia gets the area to 104-109 F to work.

http://beating- myeloma.org/ article/therapie s/a-big-boost- for-hyperthermia

-part-i

Emerson

[Guest guest]

Dear Hoa-

I use the sauna at the club that I belong to. I don't know the name

of the manufacturer but it is not a home unit. I don't know much

about home units. I have a couple of friends who use them, swear by

them for their convenience. And I don't see why the principle would

be any different. I think the important thing is to work up your body

to the point where you reach at least 102 internal body temp. This is

what the article termed " fever range. "

" The American immunologist, Repasky, PhD, went even further,

raising the possibility of using hot baths saunas to raise

temperatures in conjunction with standard therapies. (One origin of

hyperthermia was the once-popular " Schlenz bath " of the 1930s and

1940s.)

Repasky has evidence from animal studies that mild heat improves

natural immunity to cancer as well as immune function. Perhaps, she

told JNCI, fever-range heat or a hot tub may provide some benefit to

cancer patients about to receive chemotherapy or radiation.

" Now wouldn't offering patients a sauna be a nice, patient-friendly

adjuvant therapy? " she asked. " We have a lot to be excited about in

this field. " "

The temp in the room is approx

180 degrees F and if I sit in the sauna for at least 30 min I can get

my internal body temp to 102 F. I have the time for a 30-40 min sauna

2-3 times per week.

Hi ,

What kind of sauna are you using, can you recomend a home-styled unit.

Thanks

Hoa

[Guest guest]

Is it any wonder why Hyperthermia acceptance is dragging its feet when just a

short while ago 30% of practicing physicians did not know that fever most often

had beneficial effects?

It was about 65 years ago when I was taught that fever was the body's defense

mechanism and that, when not suppressed using heroic means, there was little to

be concerned with as regards complications. Old-time Naturopaths taught that it

was the suppression of fever that brought about most serious complications.

About 5 years ago, when looking for supporting material to defend my position to

my son and daughter-in-law so they would not drug my grandson into major

problems, such as wrecking his liver with Tylenol, I stumbled upon the

information about how 1/3 of practicing physicians still did not know that fever

could be beneficial. I do not remember the exact source but it was one of the

major groups such as s Hopkins or another. Think about this. 1/3rd. did

not know and I suspect the other 2/3 still suppressed fever at every turn.

Interestingly, a physician agreed with the way we were handling my wife's

week-long fever which was due to a UTI. I had explained that she did not eat

and only consumed a steady supply of water and lots of it. His words, " that's

the right way " .

Now someone has figured it is time to incorporate the body's most successful

defense mechanism into main-stream medicine but, of course, only if you include

Chemotherapy and Radiation. Nothing is going to replace the Cash-Cow duo that

keeps Oncologists and their Money-making hospitals and clinics. Nothing.

When Dr. Byrzinsky was finally acquitted of charges because he treated people

with cancer other than using The Gold Standards, they still ordered that before

one can use his services, even with all of the positive information he has

produced, patients must first undergo standarfd cancer treatgment.

They say Westerners are 'Free people' but how free are you if you cannot attend

to your own health? Hopefully this tool, Hyperthermia will be improved and

people can benefit from it but remember, it is only another tool, not the be-all

end-all.

Joe C.

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for your prompt reply, you are so kind. It will help me a lot.

May I ask: Do you do anything else beside Hot sauna to keep your condition such

as taking vitamin, natural supplement, diet change, chemotherapy, radiation

treatment, etc..

Hoa

Dear Hoa-

I use the sauna at the club that I belong to. I don't know the name

of the manufacturer but it is not a home unit. I don't know much

about home units. I have a couple of friends who use them, swear by

them for their convenience. And I don't see why the principle would

be any different. I think the important thing is to work up your body

to the point where you reach at least 102 internal body temp. This is

what the article termed " fever range. "

" The American immunologist, Repasky, PhD, went even further,

raising the possibility of using hot baths saunas to raise

temperatures in conjunction with standard therapies. (One origin of

hyperthermia was the once-popular " Schlenz bath " of the 1930s and

1940s.)

Repasky has evidence from animal studies that mild heat improves

natural immunity to cancer as well as immune function. Perhaps, she

told JNCI, fever-range heat or a hot tub may provide some benefit to

cancer patients about to receive chemotherapy or radiation.

" Now wouldn't offering patients a sauna be a nice, patient-friendly

adjuvant therapy? " she asked. " We have a lot to be excited about in

this field. " "

The temp in the room is approx

180 degrees F and if I sit in the sauna for at least 30 min I can get

my internal body temp to 102 F. I have the time for a 30-40 min sauna

2-3 times per week.

[Guest guest]

Hoa-

Yes, I do several things daily, weekly, that I believe help me stay

cancer free.

1) Supplementation- broad spectrum vit/min powder- cancer specific

supplementation is grape seed extract, green tea extract, resveritrol,

vit D, fish oil and curcumin- The link below is to my website about

multiple myeloma. This is a page called subject page with links to

all of the above subjects-

http://beating-myeloma.org/research/subject

2) Lifestyle changes- nutrition, organics, exercise, mind/body, water-

all therapies I pursue and are documented on the beating-myeloma.org

website.

Emerson

,

Thank you for your prompt reply, you are so kind. It will help me a lot.

May I ask: Do you do anything else beside Hot sauna to keep your

condition such as taking vitamin, natural supplement, diet change,

chemotherapy, radiation treatment, etc..

Hoa

[Guest guest]

Interesting post, Joe, thank you. Took a look at BSD Medical's website and they

have some good information about hyperthermia in general... " Hyperthermia therapy

is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about

as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer

cells in some tumors while also making radiation therapy more effective in

treating some tumors that are recurrent or progressive despite conventional

therapy. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill

cancer, only recently has technology been developed that can control and focus

heat specifically on tumors. This technology is found in the BSD-500

Hyperthermia System... "

http://www.bsdmedical.com/patients_about.php

About as warm as a hot tub...that would be a nice addition to anyone's treatment

plan.

Rose

JoeCastron wrote:

> They say Westerners are 'Free people' but how free are you if you cannot

attend to your own health? Hopefully this tool, Hyperthermia will be

improved and people can benefit from it but remember, it is only another tool,

not the be-all end-all.

>

> Joe C.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Rose because I was unaware that the BSD-500 has been approved for a

'stand alone' therapy.

" The BSD-500 Hyperthermia System has been approved by the FDA for use alone or

in conjunction with radiation therapy in the palliative management of certain

solid surface and subsurface malignant tumors (i.e., melanoma, squamous- or

basal-cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or sarcoma) that are progressive or

recurrent despite conventional therapy. "

This is a big breakthrough and to me it tells a story that the people involved

have enough power to overcome the usual control Oncology has over treatments.

Does anyone know the typical cost of treatments for what they claim it is

approved for?

Joe C.

[Guest guest]

Another great way to heat the body as well as *activate* the immune system is

with Coley's Vaccine (Coley's Fluid) which induces a fever. This is not a quack

therapy but was developed and used for around 70 years by the father of cancer

immunotherapy, Dr Coley. Unfortunately Coley's Vaccine was dismissed

with the advent of chemotherapy and radiation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/_Coley

It's possible to achieve 39-41 C whole body temperatures for 1-3 hours and feel

great afterwards and get relief from pain. There are many documented cases of

tumors disappearing and shrinking.

You should see dramatic increases in T cells and Lymphocytes with this therapy.

If your immune system has been decimated by chemo, there's a good chance this

will increase it. I've seen 26-29 % increases in T cells and lymphocytes in the

1st week, with just 5 days of fever therapy. Hopefully the 2nd weeks results

will be similar to the 1st week.

For people in the late stages of cancer, Coley's Vaccine is much easier to

tolerate than whole body hyperthermia, since it works in a far more natural way

(fever) that the body understands, than mechanical heating.

" Fever is a highly conserved physiological response to infectious stimuli. It is

more than just a rise in body temperature and not analogous to hyperthermia

(that is, mechanically achieved increase in temperature). [Local] hyperthermia,

increasingly being applied in combination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy,

has been of limited use as it lacks the systemic effects obtained with Coley's

vaccine. In contrast to hyperthermia, fever is accompanied by diverse

immunological changes; notably, biochemical reaction rates increase, and

leucocyte proliferation, maturation, and activation is enhanced. Febrile

thermogenesis (for example, chills, shivering, etc) is associated with an

increase in the metabolic rate by 2–3 times, while fever maintenance has been

associated with a 30–50 % increase in the metabolic rate. "

From:

- Dr Coley and tumour regression - A place in history or in the future.

S A Hoption Cann, J P van Netten, C van Netten

Please email me if you have something to share about Coley's Vaccine (aka

Coley's Toxins).