Thermal therapy is a medical option for cancer treatment which increases the patient’s body temperature with the aim to boost the immune system, inhibit tumor growth and increase the sensitivity of other anticancer treatments.
Thermal therapy is toxic for cells in a hypoxic and low pH environment, conditions which are found specifically within tumor tissue, due to insufficient blood perfusion1.
Consequently, an anticancer effect can be obtained within the fever range with minimal injury to normal cells1,2. Leveraging these effects, thermal therapy increases the patient’s body temperature by applying heat externally in a controlled and precise manner.