Local radiofrequency (RF) hyperthermia in the treatment of cancer: Edmonton experience.
We have treated 16 patients suffering from recurrent malignancies who were unsuitable for any other form of treatment with local radiofrequency (RF) hyperthermia. Relief of pain as a major symptom occurred in six patients and reduction in size of tumor occurred in 13 instances.
D000368:Aged; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011846:Radio Waves