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When using concurrent hyperthermia with reirradiation, is there any benefit to delivering hyperthermia on non-RT days?
Is there any further benefit of hyperthermia monotherapy, for example, continuation of hyperthermia after the course of radiation has completed?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Hyperthermia alone, in the absence of radiation or chemotherapy, is not effective as cancer therapy, not withstanding occasional reports to the contrary from sources of questionable reliability. Hyperthermia is a very effective sensitizer for both RT and chemo. Note that we are not. disc...
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