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fever therapy

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fever therapy
Controlled hyperthermia Oncology Induced hyperthermia, which enhances immune function, related to the release of a wide variety of pyrogenic–and nonpyrogenic—cytokines; FT may be used to enhance tumor cell lysis, and is most successful when combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Cf BCG therapy, Fever.


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Instead of advocating fever therapy (fever induced by artificial means), the scientists claimed that the future of autism treatment lies in drugs that selectively target certain types of noradrenergic brain receptors or, more likely, in epigenetic therapies targeting genes of the LC-NA system.
Bull believes that fever-range temperatures are sufficient (along the lines of the cancer remissions effected with fever therapy a century ago by William B.
Hyperthermia or fever therapy help combat infections and even cancer.
 
 
 
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