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| chemotherapy and radiation therapy, augmented with hyperthermia, controlled more tumors than either treatment when administered alone. Many clinical studies have proven that whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) enhances radiation and chemotherapy. WBH has been shown to induce elevated levels of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, interleukin-10, and rumor necrosis factor-alpha within hours after administration. 3,4 |
| Results from nonrandomized Phase I and Phase II trials showed that the combination of hyperthermia and radiation produced a twofold increase in the response rate over standard radiation alone. A Phase III trial is currently under way.5 |
| Multi-institutional clinical studies on hyperthermia of many deep-seated and highly resistant tumors of the lung, liver, pancreas, stomach, bladder, and rectum were undertaken using 8Mhz radio-frequency capacity heating devices at seven different institutions. A total of 177 people were used in the trial; 81 (46 percent) received hyperthemia with chemotherapy. Complete responses and partial responses were obtained in 80 percent of the cases with lung cancer, 39 percent with stomach cancer, 56 percent with liver cancer, 35 percent with pancreatic cancer, 71 percent with bladder cancer, 100 percent with primary rectal cancer, and 47 percent with recurrent rectal cancer.6 |
| Compelling evidence exists that hyperthermia therapy as part of a multimodal treatment approach is a viable tool that should be used more often in cancer therapies, either systemically, which involves the whole body, or locally, just around the area of a tumor.7 Hyperthermia can be carried out in saunas, steam rooms, or sweat lodges, but should always be supervised by a trained professional. It is important to drink copious amounts of fluid during hyperthermia treatments. |
| Castor Oil Packs |
| Castor oil packs are used to augment detoxification, stimulate the immune system, and improve circulation to the area over which they are placed. Castor oil acts as a counterirritant that stimulates the tissues under the pack and attracts immune-enhancing cells to the area where it is applied, the liver being the most common. Castor oil packs are best applied on three consecutive days. |
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