With chemotherapy
the hyperthermia improves that performance of medications that work better at higher body temperatures.
Hyperthermia improves the antitumour effect of metronomic cyclophosphamide in a rat transplantable brain tumour.
Not exact matches
At body temperature of 39.8 ℃ (about 104 degrees Fahrenheit) maintained for a period of six hours, whole body
hyperthermia «can increase the activity of T - and B - lymphocytes and the anti-tumor activity of... NK cells, and can facilitate the redistribution of the body's white blood cells to
improve the monitoring function of the body's immune system.»
Hyperthermia, or heat therapy, is acknowledged by the American Cancer Society as a «promising» way to
improve cancer treatment, while the National Cancer Institute reports heat therapy has been shown to reduce tumor size is some cases.