Glazer Evan S, Curley Steven A
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 444, Office FC12.3058, 1400 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2011 Apr;20(2):229-35, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2010.11.001. Epub 2010 Dec 13.
Through 5,000 years of practice, physicians, surgeons, clergy, or lay people have used thermal therapy to treat mass lesions now known as cancer. The methods have changed dramatically over this time span and certainly the techniques have improved the efficacy and safety. Hyperthermia used in combination with chemotherapy or ionizing radiation continues to improve outcomes. The authors briefly describe the historical role of hyperthermia in cancer care as well as modern expectations based on technological advancements. In particular, the article focuses on the role of hyperthermia for cancers that do not have other, more effective treatments.
经过5000年的实践，内科医生、外科医生、神职人员或普通民众都曾使用热疗法来治疗如今被称为癌症的肿块病变。在此期间，治疗方法发生了巨大变化，技术也无疑提高了疗效和安全性。热疗与化疗或电离辐射联合使用，持续改善治疗效果。作者简要描述了热疗在癌症治疗中的历史作用以及基于技术进步的现代期望。特别是，本文重点关注热疗在那些没有其他更有效治疗方法的癌症治疗中的作用。
