Hyperthermia Techniques for cancer treatment: A Review

Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. It is a major cause of death, and its incidence is increasing every day. Various methods and protocols used which include chemotherapy, radiology, surgical removal of the tumor, etc. But these methods have many side effects that make patients feel unbearable pain and inflict deep anxiety. Over the past decades, there is a struggle to discover new techniques to fight against cancer. Hyperthermia is an old therapy of treatment that gives a new hope and which when combined with engineering techniques proves one of the best cancer treatment options. This paper reviews the relevant information for the combination of various engineering techniques with hyperthermia that are well organized according to the methods used e.g. Ultrasonic Hyperthermia; external Radio-Frequency Devices; Hyperthermic perfusion; Frequency Enhancers; apply heating to the target site using a catheter; Microwave hyperthermia; injection of super paramagnetic and magnetic nanoparticles.