This process, however, may take a century. High temperatures collapse their vascular systems. This procedure is carried out using ultrasound, microwaves and radio frequency waves for local treatment. For systemic treatment, either heated blood is reinfused or whole body wraps in rubber blankets with circulating hot water are applied. The objective is to raise body temperature to 108 o and hold it there for two hours.
General anaesthesia is used.
There are proponents for and against using hyperthermia alone. University medical centers are about the only places where it is available at present. The subject of DMSO therapy has its own web site. I want to focus here on its use in cancer therapy. DMSO has many characteristics which make it a good adjunctive treatment for cancer.