Cancer Procedure » Breast Cancer Treatment http://www.cancerprocedure.com Cancer Informational Blog. Get info on cancer procedures and resources Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:11:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Breast Cancer Treatment: Hyperthermia with RT and CT http://www.cancerprocedure.com/tech/breast-cancer-treatment-hyperthermia-with-rt-and-ct http://www.cancerprocedure.com/tech/breast-cancer-treatment-hyperthermia-with-rt-and-ct#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:17:20 +0000 cancer procedure http://www.cancerprocedure.com/1317/breast-cancer-treatment-hyperthermia-with-rt-and-ct.html
nedworked asked:


This is two separate news stories about one breast cancer patient. One is during her hyperthermia treatment and one is afterwards.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 and chemotherapy more effective. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill cancer, only recently has technology …

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Melodee D asked:


At a prominent state hospital, a 45-year-old woman is receiving a ‘combined modality’ treatment for the initial stage of breast cancer. State the two aspects included in this treatment. State the methods by which a radiation oncologist can administer these therapies. Additionally, state four major differences between the two modes of treatment.

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