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| electric therapy for cancer: Brain and Human Body Modeling 2020 Sergey N. Makarov, 2021 The 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, took place between July 23 and 27, 2019, in Berlin, Germany. The focus was on Biomedical engineering ranging from wellness to intensive care. This conference provided an opportunity for researchers from academia and industry to discuss a variety of topics relevant to EMBS and hosted the 4th Annual Invited Session on Computational Human Models. At this session, a bevy of research related to the development of human phantoms was presented, together with a substantial variety of practical applications explored through simulation. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine Andrei G. Pakhomov, Damijan Miklavcic, Marko S. Markov, 2010-06-02 A reflection of the intense study of the effects of electromagnetic fields on living tissues that has taken place during the last decades, Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine summarizes most recent experimental findings and theories related to permeabilization of biomembranes by pulsed electric fields. Edited by experts and |
| electric therapy for cancer: Irreversible Electroporation Boris Rubinsky, 2009-11-25 Non-thermal irreversible electroporation is a new minimally invasive surgical p- cedure with unique molecular selectivity attributes – in fact it may be considered the first clinical molecular surgery procedure. Non-thermal irreversible electro- ration is a molecular selective mode of cell ablation that employs brief electrical fields to produce nanoscale defects in the cell membrane, which can lead to cell death, without an effect on any of the other tissue molecules. The electrical fields can be produced through contact by insertion of electrode needles around the undesirable tissue and non-invasively by electromagnetic induction. This new - dition to the medical armamentarium requires the active involvement and is of interest to clinical physicians, medical researchers, mechanical engineers, che- cal engineers, electrical engineers, instrumentation designers, medical companies and many other fields and disciplines that were never exposed in their training to irreversible electroporation or to a similar concept. This edited book is designed to be a comprehensive introduction to the field of irreversible electroporation to those that were not exposed or trained in the field before and can also serve as a reference manual. Irreversible electroporation is broad and interdisciplinary. Therefore, we have made an attempt to cover every one of the various aspects of the field from an introductory basic level to state of the art. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Re-Irradiation: New Frontiers Carsten Nieder, Johannes Langendijk, 2016-10-25 This book, now in its second edition, provides a comprehensive overview of current re-irradiation strategies, with detailed discussion of re-irradiation methods, technical aspects, the role of combined therapy with anticancer drugs and hyperthermia, and normal tissue tolerance. In addition, disease specific chapters document recent clinical results and future research directions. All chapters from the first edition have been revised and updated to take account of the latest developments and research findings, including those from prospective studies. Due attention is paid to the exciting developments in the fields of proton irradiation and frameless image-guided ablative radiotherapy. The book documents fully how refined combined modality approaches and significant technical advances in radiation treatment planning and delivery have facilitated the re-irradiation of previously exposed volumes, allowing both palliative and curative approaches to be pursued at various disease sites. Professionals involved in radiation treatment planning and multimodal oncology treatment will find it to be an invaluable aid in understanding the benefits and limitations of re-irradiation and in designing prospective trials. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Brain and Human Body Modeling Sergey Makarov, Marc Horner, Gregory Noetscher, 2019-08-27 This open access book describes modern applications of computational human modeling with specific emphasis in the areas of neurology and neuroelectromagnetics, depression and cancer treatments, radio-frequency studies and wireless communications. Special consideration is also given to the use of human modeling to the computational assessment of relevant regulatory and safety requirements. Readers working on applications that may expose human subjects to electromagnetic radiation will benefit from this book’s coverage of the latest developments in computational modelling and human phantom development to assess a given technology’s safety and efficacy in a timely manner. Describes construction and application of computational human models including anatomically detailed and subject specific models; Explains new practices in computational human modeling for neuroelectromagnetics, electromagnetic safety, and exposure evaluations; Includes a survey of modern applications for which computational human models are critical; Describes cellular-level interactions between the human body and electromagnetic fields. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Oncothermia: Principles and Practices Andras Szasz, Nora Szasz, Oliver Szasz, 2010-11-23 Oncothermia is the next generation medical innovation that delivers selective, controlled and deep energy for cancer treatment. The basic principles for oncothermia stem from oncological hyperthermia, the oldest approach to treating cancer. Nevertheless, hyperthermia has been wrought with significant controversy, mostly stemming from shortcomings of controlled energy delivery. Oncothermia has been able to overcome these insufficiencies and prove to be a controlled, safe and efficacious treatment option. This book is the first attempt to elucidate the theory and practice of oncothermia, based on rigorous mathematical and biophysical analysis, not centered on the temperature increase. It is supported by numerous in-vitro and in-vivo findings and twenty years of clinical experience. This book will help scientists, researchers and medical practitioners in understanding the scientific and conceptual underpinnings of oncothermia and will add another valuable tool in the fight against cancer. Professor Andras Szasz is the inventor of oncothermia and the Head of St Istvan University's Biotechnics Department in Hungary. He has published over 300 papers and lectured at various universities around the world. Dr. Oliver Szasz is the managing director of Oncotherm, the global manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for cancer treatment used in Europe & Asia since the late 1980s. Dr. Nora Szasz is currently a management consultant in healthcare for McKinsey & Co. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Bio-Engineering Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Azadeh Shahidian, Majid Ghassemi, Javad Mohammadi, Mohadeseh Hashemi, 2020-05-14 Bioengineering Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment is written for an audience of senior undergraduate students and graduate students in mechanical, electrical and biomedical engineering fields and other professionals in medicine. It is ideally structured for teaching and for those who are working in cancer bioengineering or interdisciplinary projects. The book's authors bring a unique perspective from their expertise in immunology, nanobiomaterials and heat transfer. Topical coverage includes an introduction to the fundamentals of bioengineering and engineering approaches for cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment via case studies, and sections on imaging, immunotherapy, cell therapy, drug delivery, ultrasound and microfluidics in cancer treatment. - Provides fully supported case studies relating to cancer diagnosis and therapy - Pairs the basic fundamentals of engineering and biomedical engineering and applies them to the diagnosis of cancer |
| electric therapy for cancer: New Techniques for Management of 'Inoperable' Gliomas Michael E. Sughrue, Isaac Yang, 2019-08-03 New Techniques for Management of 'Inoperable' Gliomas radically challenges the assumption that certain gliomas cannot be removed with modern techniques, contesting stereotypical thinking and establishing new paradigms in the field. Gliomas are primary brain tumors which are often fatal. Recent data has demonstrated that despite the fact that surgery cannot cure gliomas, patient survival is substantially improved by removing as much of the tumor as possible. This fact has raised the imperative that neurologists try to improve techniques to bring surgical resection to as many patients as possible. This book brings new insights and technologies to the forefront, giving hope to patients. - Provides the first comprehensive book to discuss techniques for removing gliomas that are traditionally deemed 'inoperable' - Presents a great reference tool that challenges stereotypical thinking by offering techniques by innovative surgeons - Includes chapters that are organized by different glioma types and surgery/techniques |
| electric therapy for cancer: Bioelectrics Hidenori Akiyama, Richard Heller, 2016-09-19 This book focuses on bioelectrics, a new multidisciplinary field encompassing engineering and biology with applications to the medical, environmental, food, energy, and biotechnological fields. At present, 15 universities and institutes in Japan, the USA and the EU comprise the International Consortium of Bioelectrics, intended to advance this novel and important research field. This book will serve as an introductory resource for young scientists and also as a textbook for use by both undergraduate and graduate students – the world’s first such work solely devoted to bioelectrics. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Whole-body Electromyostimulation: A Training Technology to Improve Health and Performance in Humans? Wolfgang Kemmler, Michael Fröhlich, Heinz Kleinöder, 2020-07-08 |
| electric therapy for cancer: The Pineal Gland and Cancer C. Bartsch, H. Bartsch, D.E. Blask, D.P. Cardinali, W.J.M. Hrushesky, Dieter Mecke, 2012-12-06 The link between the pineal gland and cancer is a rapidly emerging research field due to promising experimental and clinical trials with melatonin. The pineal gland acts as a transducer of environmental light to regulate rhythmic processes, including reproductive function in seasonally breeding animals and the entrainment of circadian rhythms, such as the sleep-wake cycle, in man. This book elucidates the physiological significance of the pineal gland and surveys phenomena and mechanisms of pineal - tumor interaction at the neuroendocrine, neuroimmune, neural, and molecular levels. Yet unidentified low-molecular-weight pineal substances with tumor-inhibiting capacity, a possible involvement of melatonin in electromagnetic field effects on cancer, and the oncotherapeutic potential of melatonin are also addressed. The encouraging results should incite further research to elucidate the exact nature of the link between the pineal gland and cancer for the benefit of patients. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Electroporation in Veterinary Oncology Practice Joseph A. Impellizeri, 2021-11-20 This is the first edited collection on veterinary applications of electroporation. Written by an international team of experts, this book presents worldwide emerging therapy options for cancer treatments in veterinary oncology practice. Electroporation offers a precision tool to target cancer cells without destroying surrounding tissue structures. The opening of tumor cell membranes facilitates local control of solid tumors either through the delivery of chemotherapeutics or by direct ablation of tissues using electric fields. In addition, transfer of gene-based products into the cancer cells can be used for genetic vaccination to achieve systemic responses and cancer control. Readers will discover valuable reference texts for practitioner education, including chapters on electrodes for unique anatomical access and treatment planning for deep-seated tumors, different immunotherapy applications with gene electrotransfer, calcium electroporation, irreversible electroporation applications and combinations with other common treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Therapy options with electroporation are gaining interest around the world in both human and veterinary oncology, making this book valuable for oncologists, surgeons, primary care veterinarians, residents, interns and students at veterinary schools, where teaching of Electrochemotherapy will become part of the curriculum. Featuring cross-disciplinary authorship, this work further contributes to advances in comparative medicine and translation research in support of the One Health concept. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Mark I. Johnson, 2014-03-06 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a technique that delivers mild electrical currents across the intact surface of the skin to reduce pain. TENS is used by practitioners throughout the world to manage painful conditions and TENS equipment can be purchased by the general public so that they can self-administer treatment. There are thousands of experimental and clinical research studies published on TENS and related techniques yet there is uncertainty about the best way to administer TENS in clinical practice. This is because currents used during TENS can be administered in a variety of ways and the findings of research studies have been inconclusive. This book provides guidance on how best to use TENS based on an evaluation of current research evidence. The book covers what TENS is, how it works, and safe and appropriate clinical techniques for many conditions including chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis and cancer pain. It also offers solutions to the problems faced by researchers when trying to design clinical trials on TENS. Accessibility written, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) provides a comprehensive coverage of research issues and findings about TENS and will be essential reading for healthcare professionals, practitioners and students. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Simon S. Lo, Bin S. Teh, Jiade J. Lu, Tracey E. Schefter, 2012-08-28 Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an important innovative treatment for various primary and metastatic cancers. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the physical/technological, biological, and clinical aspects of SBRT. It will serve as a detailed resource for this rapidly developing treatment modality. The organ sites covered include lung, liver, spine, pancreas, prostate, adrenal, head and neck, and female reproductive tract. Retrospective studies and prospective clinical trials on SBRT for various organ sites from around the world are examined, and toxicities and normal tissue constraints are discussed. This book features unique insights from world-renowned experts in SBRT from North America, Asia, and Europe. It will be necessary reading for radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents and fellows, medical physicists, medical physics residents, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, and cancer scientists. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging Herbert B. Newton, 2022-08-21 With treatment approaches and the field of neuro-oncology neuroimaging changing rapidly, this third edition of the Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging is very relevant to those in the field, providing a single-source, comprehensive, reference handbook of the most up-to-date clinical and technical information regarding the application of neuroimaging techniques to brain tumor and neuro-oncology patients. This new volume will have updates on all of the material from the second edition, and in addition features several new important chapters covering diverse topics such as imaging for the use of Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, advanced imaging techniques in radiation therapy, therapeutic treatment fields, response assessment in clinical trials, surgical planning of neoplastic disease of the spine, and more. Sections first overview neuro-oncological disorders before delving into the physics and basic science of neuroimaging and great focus on CT and MRI. The book then focuses on advances in the neuroimaging of brain tumors and neuroimaging of specific tumor types. There is also discussion of neuroimaging of other neuro-oncological syndromes. This book will serve as a resource of background information to neuroimaging researchers and basic scientists with an interest in brain tumors and neuro-oncology. - Summarizes translational research on brain imaging for brain tumors - Discusses limitations of neuroimaging for diagnosis and treatment - Presents advanced imaging technologies, including CT, MRI, and PET - Contains new coverage on Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, radiation therapy, clinical trials, and more |
| electric therapy for cancer: Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor E-Book Susan Maloney-Newton, Margie Hickey, Jeannine M. Brant, 2016-09-10 - NEW! Updated evidence-based content reflects the latest national and international quality standards regarding various cancer types, major drug and non-drug treatments, treatment protocols, and approaches to symptom management. - NEW! Nursing Practice Considerations section incorporates information on communication, cultural considerations, ethical considerations, safe and quality care, evidence-based practice, patient navigation, and patient education. - NEW! 17 new chapters cover topics including myelofibrosis, neuroendocrine cancers, tumor treating fields, oral adherence, clinical trials, epistaxis, hypersensitivity reactions, hypertension, hyperglycemia, nail changes, ocular and visual changes, rashes, survivorship, quality and safety, evidence-based practice, nurse navigation, and patient education. - NEW! Expanded content on patient education keeps readers on top of best practices in this critical area. - NEW! High-quality electronic patient teaching handouts are evidence-based and have been vetted by practicing nurses. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Cancer Pain Management Karen Simpson, Keith Budd, 2000 Taking a practical approach, this book includes most non-drug methods of pain control, covering alternatives to oral and parenteral analgesics for patients with difficult cancer pain. It provides a collection of chapters by international experts, bringing together differents aspects of pain management. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Encyclopedia of Cancer Manfred Schwab, 2008-09-23 This comprehensive encyclopedic reference provides rapid access to focused information on topics of cancer research for clinicians, research scientists and advanced students. Given the overwhelming success of the first edition, which appeared in 2001, and fast development in the different fields of cancer research, it has been decided to publish a second fully revised and expanded edition. With an A-Z format of over 7,000 entries, more than 1,000 contributing authors provide a complete reference to cancer. The merging of different basic and clinical scientific disciplines towards the common goal of fighting cancer makes such a comprehensive reference source all the more timely. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Heat Shock Proteins in Cancer Stuart K. Calderwood, Michael Y. Sherman, Daniel R. Ciocca, 2007-09-09 Heat shock proteins are emerging as important molecules in the development of cancer and as key targets in cancer therapy. These proteins enhance the growth of cancer cells and protect tumors from treatments such as drugs or surgery. However, new drugs have recently been developed particularly those targeting heat shock protein 90. As heat shock protein 90 functions to stabilize many of the oncogenes and growth promoting proteins in cancer cells, such drugs have broad specificity in many types of cancer cell and offer the possibility of evading the development of resistance through point mutation or use of compensatory pathways. Heat shock proteins have a further property that makes them tempting targets in cancer immunotherapy. These proteins have the ability to induce an inflammatory response when released in tumors and to carry tumor antigens to antigen presenting cells. They have thus become important components of anticancer vaccines. Overall, heat shock proteins are important new targets in molecular cancer therapy and can be approached in a number of contrasting approaches to therapy. |
| electric therapy for cancer: The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy Jane Edwards, 2016 Music therapy is growing internationally to be one of the leading evidence-based psychosocial allied health professions to meet needs across the lifespan. This is a comprehensive text on this topic. It presents exhaustive coverage of music therapy from international leaders in the field |
| electric therapy for cancer: Social Q's Philip Galanes, 2012-11-27 A series of whimsical essays by the New York Times Social Q's columnist provides modern advice on navigating today's murky moral waters, sharing recommendations for such everyday situations as texting on the bus to splitting a dinner check. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Nanopharmaceuticals: Principles and Applications Vol. 3 Vinod Kumar Yata, Shivendu Ranjan, Nandita Dasgupta, Eric Lichtfouse, 2020-08-19 This book is the third volume on this subject and focuses on the recent advances of nanopharmaceuticals in cancer, dental, dermal and drug delivery applications and presents their safety, toxicity and therapeutic efficacy. The book also includes the transport phenomenon of nanomaterials and important pathways for drug delivery applications. It goes on to explain the toxicity of nanoparticles to different physiological systems and methods used to assess this for different organ systems using examples of in vivo systems. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Alternating Electric Fields Therapy in Oncology Eric T. Wong, 2016-10-24 This concise text provides a complete overview of alternating electric fields therapy -- also known as tumor treating fields -- for glioblastoma and other types of solid tumor malignancies. Readers are given a fundamental understanding of this novel anti-cancer treatment modality by learning from clinical trial data as well as the physical and cell biology effects on tumor cells when alternating electric fields are applied both in vitro and in vivo. Chapters illustrate the physics behind electric field propagation in space and other media. This is followed by a review of our current understanding of the electric field effects on dividing cells - including the disruption of cytokinesis, proper chromosome segregation and activation on the cell surface chaperons that induce immunogenic cell death. Data from phase III trials for the treatment of recurrent and newly diagnosed glioblastomas are included, as well as some of the ancillary post hoc analyses that were performed by various investigators. The remainder of the chapter covers other solid tumor malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and ovarian cancer, as this treatment modality is being applied to systemic malignancies. Alternating Electric Fields Therapy in Oncology offers oncologists, neurologists, radiation oncologists, biomedical engineers, cell biologists and mitosis researchers the fundamentals needed for clinical practice. |
| electric therapy for cancer: A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, 2016-01-26 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice Martijn R. Meijerink, Hester J. Scheffer, Govindarajan Narayanan, 2017-12-27 This book provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical use of irreversible electroporation (IRE) – better known by its commercial name, NanoKnife – which is one of the most exciting new needle-guided cancer treatments. The coverage includes the history of IRE, general technique, preclinical research, applications in clinical practice and early clinical results, and future perspectives. Contraindications, treatment planning, potential complications, follow-up imaging, and other practical aspects are fully discussed, with highlighting of useful tips and tricks. Through the delivery of short but highly intense electrical pulses, IRE results in tumor cell membrane permeabilization, causing cells to go into apoptosis. The minimally invasive nature of IRE, combined with the prospect of completely eradicating tumors while preserving delicate structures in the ablation zone, makes IRE the object of worldwide clinical research. This book will be of value for practitioners and trainees in interventional and diagnostic radiology, surgery, medical oncology, HPB and gastroenterology, urology, and radiation oncology. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Sample Size Calculations in Clinical Research Shein-Chung Chow, Jun Shao, Hansheng Wang, Yuliya Lokhnygina, 2017-08-15 Praise for the Second Edition: ... this is a useful, comprehensive compendium of almost every possible sample size formula. The strong organization and carefully defined formulae will aid any researcher designing a study. -Biometrics This impressive book contains formulae for computing sample size in a wide range of settings. One-sample studies and two-sample comparisons for quantitative, binary, and time-to-event outcomes are covered comprehensively, with separate sample size formulae for testing equality, non-inferiority, and equivalence. Many less familiar topics are also covered ... – Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Sample Size Calculations in Clinical Research, Third Edition presents statistical procedures for performing sample size calculations during various phases of clinical research and development. A comprehensive and unified presentation of statistical concepts and practical applications, this book includes a well-balanced summary of current and emerging clinical issues, regulatory requirements, and recently developed statistical methodologies for sample size calculation. Features: Compares the relative merits and disadvantages of statistical methods for sample size calculations Explains how the formulae and procedures for sample size calculations can be used in a variety of clinical research and development stages Presents real-world examples from several therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular medicine, the central nervous system, anti-infective medicine, oncology, and women’s health Provides sample size calculations for dose response studies, microarray studies, and Bayesian approaches This new edition is updated throughout, includes many new sections, and five new chapters on emerging topics: two stage seamless adaptive designs, cluster randomized trial design, zero-inflated Poisson distribution, clinical trials with extremely low incidence rates, and clinical trial simulation. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Integrated Electrophysical Agents[Formerly Entitled Electrotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice] Tim Watson, Ethne Nussbaum, 2020-03-28 Electrophysical Modalities (formerly Electrotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice) is back in its 13th edition, continuing to uphold the standard of clinical research and evidence base for which it has become renowned. This popular textbook comprehensively covers the use of electrotherapy in clinical practice and includes the theory which underpins that practice. Over recent years the range of therapeutic agents involved and the scope for their use have greatly increased and the new edition includes and evaluates the latest evidence and most recent developments in this fast-growing field. Tim Watson is joined by co-editor Ethne Nussbaum and both bring years of clinical, research and teaching experience to the new edition, with a host of new contributors, all leaders in their specialty. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Clinical Physical Therapy Toshiaki Suzuki, 2017-05-31 Physical therapy services may be provided alongside or in conjunction with other medical services. They are performed by physical therapists (known as physiotherapists in many countries) with the help of other medical professionals. This book consists of 11 chapters written by several professionals from different parts of the world. It includes different kinds of chapters for clinical physical therapy with precious points for physical therapy, physical therapy for cancer, chronic venous disease, mental health, and other topics. We hope that the information provided in this book will instruct global physical therapists and related professionals. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Comparative Oncology Alecsandru Ioan Baba, Cornel Cătoi, 2007 |
| electric therapy for cancer: Transport in Biological Media Sid M. Becker, Andrey V. Kuznetsov, 2013-05-21 Transport in Biological Media is a solid resource of mathematical models for researchers across a broad range of scientific and engineering problems such as the effects of drug delivery, chemotherapy, or insulin intake to interpret transport experiments in areas of cutting edge biological research. A wide range of emerging theoretical and experimental mathematical methodologies are offered by biological topic to appeal to individual researchers to assist them in solving problems in their specific area of research. Researchers in biology, biophysics, biomathematics, chemistry, engineers and clinical fields specific to transport modeling will find this resource indispensible. - Provides detailed mathematical model development to interpret experiments and provides current modeling practices - Provides a wide range of biological and clinical applications - Includes physiological descriptions of models |
| electric therapy for cancer: Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy, Molecular Therapeutics, and Immunotherapy Herbert B. Newton, 2018-03-28 Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy, Molecular Therapeutics, and Immunotherapy, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the molecular methodologies in the neuro-oncology field. There have been profound changes in the landscape of approaches to brain tumor therapy since the first edition—mainly in the areas of molecular biology and molecular therapeutics, as well as in the maturation of immunotherapy approaches (e.g., vaccines). This updated edition has a new, primary focus on multidisciplinary molecular methods, and is broadened to include the latest cutting-edge molecular biology, therapeutics, immunobiology and immunotherapy approaches. As the first comprehensive book to address the molecular research into these concepts, users will find it to be an invaluable resource on the topics discussed. - Provides the most up-to-date information regarding conventional forms of cytotoxic chemotherapy, as well as the basic science and clinical application of molecular therapeutics for the treatment of brain tumors - Broadly appeals to anyone interested in neuro-oncology and the treatment of brain tumors - Features updated chapters on molecular biology, molecular therapeutics, maturation of immunotherapy approaches, and a focus on multidisciplinary molecular methods - Includes a new section on the basic science of immunology, as well as thorough updates on the use of vaccine technology and immunotherapy for the treatment of brain tumors |
| electric therapy for cancer: Biologically Closed Electric Circuits Björn Nordenström, 1983 |
| electric therapy for cancer: A Cancer Source Book for Nurses American Cancer Society, 2004 Covers the most common cancers and strategies for nursing care. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer Stewart Sell, Ralph Reisfeld, 2012-12-06 This represents the third volume in a series on cancer markers pub lished by the Humana Press. The first volume, published in 1980, stressed the relationship of development and cancer as reflected in the production of markers by cancer that are also produced by normal cells during fetal development. The concept that cancer represents a problem of differentiation was introduced by Barry Pierce in describing differenti ation of teratocarcinomas. Highlighted were lymphocyte markers, alphafetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen, ectopic hormones, enzymes and isozymes, pregnancy proteins, and fibronectin. The second volume, published in 1982 and coedited with Britta Wahren, focused on the diagnostic use of oncological markers in human cancers, which were systematically treated on an organ by organ basis. At that time, the application of monoclonal antibodies to the identification of cancer markers was still in a very preliminary stage. A general introduc tion to monoclonal antibodies to human tumor antigens was given there by William Raschke, and other authors included coverage of those mark ers then detectable by monoclonal antibodies in their chapters. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Electromagnetic Fields and Energy Hermann A. Haus, James R. Melcher, 1989 |
| electric therapy for cancer: Handbook of Electroporation Damijan Miklavčič, 2017-09-14 This major reference work is a one-shot knowledge base on electroporation and the use of pulsed electric fields of high intensity and their use in biology, medicine, biotechnology, and food and environmental technologies. The Handbook offers a widespread and well-structured compilation of 156 chapters ranging from the foundations to applications in industry and hospital. It is edited and written by most prominent researchers in the field. With regular updates and growing in its volume it is suitable for academic readers and researchers regardless of their disciplinary expertise, and will also be accessible to students and serious general readers. The Handbook's 276 authors have established scholarly credentials and come from a wide range of disciplines. This is crucially important in a highly interdisciplinary field of electroporation and the use of pulsed electric fields of high intensity and its applications in different fields from medicine, biology, food processing, agriculture, process engineering, energy and environment. An Editorial Board of distinguished scholars from across the world has selected and reviewed the various chapters to ensure the highest quality of this Handbook. The book was edited by an international team of Section Editors: P. Thomas Vernier, Boris Rubinsky, Juergen Kolb, Damijan Miklavcic, Marie-Pierre Rols, Javier Raso, Richard Heller, Gregor Serša, Dietrich Knorr, and Eugene Vorobiev. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Plasma in Cancer Treatment Annemie Bogaerts, Angela Privat-Maldonado, 2021-05-31 In the last decade, research on cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has significantly advanced our understanding of the effect of CAP on cancer cells and their potential for cancer treatment. This effect is due to the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) created by plasma. This has been demonstrated for different cancer cell lines and the first clinical trials showed promising results. In addition, plasma could be combined with other treatments-such as immunotherapy-to boost its anticancer activity. The addition of new research tools to study the response of cancer cells to CAP-such as 3D in vitro, in ovo, and in vivo models and in silico approaches-as well as the use of -OMICS technologies could aid in unravelling the underlying mechanisms of CAP in cancer treatment. In order to progress towards widespread clinical application of CAP, an integrated study of the multidimensional effect of CAP in cancer treatment is essential. In this book, reviews and original research papers are published that provide new insights into the mechanisms of cold atmospheric plasma in cancer treatment, based on in vitro and in vivo experiments, clinical studies, as well as computer modeling. |
| electric therapy for cancer: Hyperthermia in Cancer Therapy F. Kristian Storm, 1983 |
| electric therapy for cancer: New Targeting in The Reversal of Resistant Glioblastomas Ali Syed Arbab, 2021-03-10 New Targeting in The Reversal of Resistant Glioblastomas discusses alternative treatment strategies that not only target tumor cells but also target the tumor microenvironment, metabolic pathways and interaction of cytokines in tumor cells. The current treatment for primary and recurrent glioblastomas is failing because clinicians are not considering the effect of bone marrow derived cells to the development of resistance to clinically practiced therapies. This book helps readers rethink treatment strategies to successfully fight glioblastomas. It is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, clinicians, graduate students and other members of the biomedical field. Explains the effect of bone marrow derived cells on the development of resistance to clinically practiced therapies Provides information on the availability of alternate therapies for recurrent glioblastoma when standard practices have failed Discusses targeting tumor microenvironment using available FDA approved drugs as an alternative treatment strategy for glioblastoma |
| electric therapy for cancer: Electro-Pulse-Enhanced Cancer Therapy Bertil R. R. Persson, 2020-10-15 This book provides knowledge about how cancerous tumour treatment using electrical pulses can increase efficiency and reduce the side effects of established tumour treatment methods. The combination of electrical pulses and chemotherapy has so far been successfully performed on more than 3000 patients, and using such pulses in conjunction with radiation therapy is a tempting challenge. The text provides a coherent presentation of the knowledge needed for successful treatment using electrical pulses in clinical practice. This method does not require access to high-tech resources and therefore is particularly suited for use in areas without highly sophisticated healthcare. |
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Swanson KD, Lok E, Wong ET. Tumor treating electric fields for glioblastoma. In Brem S and Abdullah KG (Editors): Glioblastoma, Chapter 17, pp. 213-224, 2016.
Pulsed Electric Fields in Cancer Treatment - ResearchGate
The application of pulsed electric fields has emerged as a local, non-thermal and drug-free therapy for cancer.
Electric Tumor Treatment Field Therapy Oxford Clinical Policy
Electric tumor treatment field (TTF) therapy (also known as tumor-treating fields, TTFields, and ETTFs) is based on the principle that low intensity, intermediate frequency electric fields (100 …
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History of Electro-therapy Like many medical discoveries, the effectiveness of electricity for health was likely an accidental discovery. During early Roman times an encounter with an electric fish …
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for cancer treatment, includes all accessories . Description of Services Electric tumor treatment field (TTF) therapy (also known as tumor -treating fields, TTFields, and ETTFs) is based on the …
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Bioelectric signaling: Reprogrammable circuits underlying …
Leading Edge Perspective Bioelectric signaling: Reprogrammable circuits underlying embryogenesis, regeneration, and cancer Michael Levin1,2,* 1Allen Discovery Center at Tufts …
Electric Field Therapy: The Scientific Rationale and the …
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Constructing Intramolecular Electric Fields in NIR-II-Emissive ...
Jan 17, 2025 · The internal electric field of inorganic nanomaterials can significantly affect their optical, electrical, and mag-netic properties, which can be optimized for biomedical …
Advancing cancer therapy with custom-built alternating …
morphology plays an important role in the responsiveness of cancer cells to AC electric elds. This study highlights the lack of understanding of the complex mechanisms by which electric elds …
New microfluidic device offers means for studying electric …
studying electric field cancer therapy July 6 2016, by Jennifer Chu A photo of three microfluidic devices filled with food color dyes. The device,
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The only cancer cell type for which TTF is currently shown to be safe and at all effective is glioblastoma multiforme. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most prevalent primary …
Comparison of the Anticancer Effects of Pulsed Electric Field …
CAP in the context of cancer therapy. A comparison of PEF therapy and CAP therapy may enable us to utilize fully them in the eld of cancer therapy in the future. Although the anticancer eects …
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Cancer therapy Electric field detectors Electric field intensity Electro-capacitive Wearable devices This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Corresponding Author: Tole …
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Despite these positive findings, the clinical application of electric fields in cancer therapy is still at an early stage. While promising outcomes have been reported, further research and evidence …
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Alternating electric fields can improve chemotherapy
Background Recent achievements in cancer therapy are the use of alternating electrical elds at intermediate frequencies (100–300 kHz) and low intensities (1–3 V/cm), which specically target …
Low-Level Electric Current and Cancer–A Promising, but …
fore, GEIPE cancer therapy, as promising as it is, can never be explored and established through standard channels. Nonetheless, this non-toxic cancer therapy has the potential to …
High-intensity electric pulses induce mitochondria …
KEYWORDS: apoptosis, electric pulse, mitochondria, ovarian cancer. Electric pulses with long durations induce cell fusion or introduce xenomolecules into membranes via mem-brane …
Noninvasive Application of Alternating Electric Fields in …
Electric Fields in Glioblastoma: A Fourth Cancer Treatment Modality By Philip H. Gutin, MD, and Eric T. Wong, MD Overview: Tumor treating fields (TTF) therapy is a novel antimitotic, electric …
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provide its innovative proton beam therapy system for cancer treatment to the Hakuhokai Group healthcare organization led by Chairman Motohisa Kojo in Osaka, Japan. ... Japan, will …
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Sep 13, 2020 · from headaches to cancer, with even Benjamin Franklin being an eventual supporter. The 19th century started with one particular machine, the "Electreat," leading the …
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developing cancer therapy using an electric field. The ECCT method uses an alternating electric field which penetrates the cell membrane and affect the splitting cells, thereby killing and …
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Computed modeling of alternating electric fields therapy for recurrent glioblastoma Edwin Lok1, Van Hua1,2 & Eric T. Wong1,3 1Brain Tumor Center and Neuro-Oncology Unit, ... Cancer …
Synergistic effects of nanosecond pulsed plasma and electric …
plasma on cancer cells include electric eld, charged particles (ions and electrons), photons, and UV radiation. ˚e degree of their eects on cells is inuenced by various parameters such as the ...
TTFields: a radical new approach to cancer treatment using …
cancer treatment using electric fields Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) use electric fields tuned to specific frequencies to disrupt the division of solid tumor cancer cells. Novocure has launched …
Mitsubishi Electric to Deliver Pencil Beam Scanning System …
Mitsubishi Electric to Deliver Pencil Beam Scanning System for Cancer Therapy at SAGA Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator Providing more precise particle-beam, contributing for safer cancer …
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Pulsed electric field therapy is a novel non-invasive approach for cancer therapy. It serves as a cell permeability enhancing agent for cancer treatment. ...
High Energy Laser Irradiation and Electric Surgery for
Twelve of 13(92.3%) cases of esophageal cancer and 7 (100%) cases of cardia cancer of the stomach significantly improved after electric and laser therapy. Nine of 13 patients with …
Noninvasive Application of Alternating Electric Fields in …
Electric Fields in Glioblastoma: A Fourth Cancer Treatment Modality By Philip H. Gutin, MD, and Eric T. Wong, MD Overview: Tumor treating fields (TTF) therapy is a novel antimitotic, electric …
Tumour treating fields therapy for glioblastoma: current
Tumour treating fields therapy for glioblastoma: current advances and future directions Ola Rominiyi 1,2 , Aurelie Vanderlinden 1 , Susan Jane Clenton 3 , Caroline Bridgewater 3 , Yahia …
PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS AND CURRENTS FOR CANCER …
This project of developing and validating an apparatus for applying intense pulsed electric fields and currents for applications in cancer therapy and biotechnology has developed slowly but …
Electro-thermal therapy: Microsecond duration pulsed …
Electro-thermal therapy (ETT) is a new cancer treatment modality which combines the use of high voltage pulsed electric fields, dynamic energy delivery rates, and closed loop thermal control …
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation, Interferential Current …
Introduction: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), interferential current therapy (IFC) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) have been usedin the management of cancer …
Emerging trends in materials and devices‐based electric …
devices and electroactive nanomaterials for tumor therapy. Finally, the pros-pects for the development of electrostimulation tumor therapy are also dis-cussed, bringing inspiration for …
Pulsed Electric Field Ablation versus Radiofrequency Thermal …
radiation therapy, and thermal ablation, possibly in com-bination with neoadjuvant or adjuvant systemic therapies. These involve varying degrees of invasiveness or morbidity, which may …
Mitsubishi Electric to Install Proton Beam Therapy System at …
Mitsubishi Electric to Install Proton Beam Therapy System at Tsuyama Chuo Hospital in Okayama, Japan ... 6503) announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide its …
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The author reviews reports of neuropathology resulting from electroconvulsive therapy in experimental animals and humans. Although findings of petechial hemorrhage, gliosis, and …
Bioelectronic Medicine: Targeting Inflammatory Disease with …
Bioelectronic Medicine Device: How it Works Bioelectronic medicine uses a small implanted device to deliver targeted electrical pulses along existing physiologic pathways, triggering the …
Oral care considerations during the patient’s cancer treatment
cancer therapy.6-8 Forty percent of all patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy will experience this side effect.2,3,9-11 Oral mucositis poses great danger to patients and also …
Synergistic effects of combined hyperthermia and electric …
intensity (1–3 V/cm) AC electric elds have been shown eective in cancer treatment [5 , 6], leading to the develop-ment of tumor-treating elds (TTF) therapy to treat solid tumors. Electric elds …
Neoadjuvant Soft Tissue Ablation Utilizing AliyaTM Pulsed …
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Original Article High-voltage pulsed electric field plus …
Application of high-voltage pulsed electric field 335 Am J Transl Res 2018;10(2):334-351 has been investigated for the treatment of liver [8, 9], pancreatic [10, 11], kidney [12, 13], lung
Emerging trends in materials and devices‐based electric …
devices and electroactive nanomaterials for tumor therapy. Finally, the pros-pects for the development of electrostimulation tumor therapy are also dis-cussed, bringing inspiration for …
Emerging trends in materials and devices‐based electric …
devices and electroactive nanomaterials for tumor therapy. Finally, the pros-pects for the development of electrostimulation tumor therapy are also dis-cussed, bringing inspiration for …
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radiation therapy for cervical and prostate cancer (15); a striking regression of chronic radiation-induced fibrosis was seen in a clinical trial that combined radiation treatment of head and …
Swallowing Exercises for Patients with Head & Neck Cancer …
References: The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Swallowing Exercise Protocol, by Dr. Jan Lewin Hold your breath and put your hands together and push for 1 second. 1 Take …
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cancer (for men) and breast cancer (for women), followed by colorectal cancer.3 Based on the retrievable evidence, the review will focus on brain cancer (glioblastoma), lung cancer and …
Electric Field Distribution Analysis of Blood Cancer as a
previous studies on blood cancer therapy using the electric field of Ag electrode in blood cancer distribution. Keywords: blood cancer, dielectrophoresis, electric field, voltage, electrochemical, …
