Abstract:PurposeTreating disease with hyperthermia dates back to 3000 BC when Egyptian physicians explored the therapeutic benefits of heating diseased tissues. There has been renewed interest in using hyperthermia to treat cancer over the last 30 years. Hyperthermia as an adjuvant anti-cancer therapy has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and increased response rates when combined with conventional treatments of tumors. This project investigated the molecular mechanisms of hyperthermia induced cell death in human… Show more
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