Use of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields for the treatment of cancer

2018 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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The article summarizes the history and emerging use of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields as methods intended to target and treat cancer.

Study snapshot

Publicationmanual · 2018

Study typereview

Reported directionUnclear

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

Use of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields for the treatment of cancer Jimenez H, Blackman C, Lesser G, Debinski W, Chan M, Sharma S, Watabe K, Lo HW, Thomas A, Godwin D, Blackstock W, Mudry A, Posey J, O'Connor R, Brezovich I, Bonin K, Kim-Shapiro D, Barbault A, Pasche B. Use of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields for the treatment of cancer. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2018 Jan 1;23:284- 297. Abstract Cancer treatment and treatment options are quite limited in circumstances such as when the tumor is inoperable, in brain cancers when the drugs cannot penetrate the blood-brain-barrier, or when there is no tumor-specific target for generation of effective therapeutic antibodies. Despite the fact that electromagnetic fields (EMF) in medicine have been used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, the use of non-ionizing EMF for cancer treatment is a new emerging concept. Here we summarize the history of EMF from the 1890's to the novel and new innovative methods that target and treat cancer by non-ionizing radiation. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Study typereview

Effect directionunclear

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Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 66% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

The article summarizes the history and emerging use of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields as methods intended to target and treat cancer.

Outcomes measured

cancer treatment (therapeutic use)

Limitations

No specific EMF parameters (e.g., frequency, intensity/SAR, duration) are provided in the abstract.
No specific study designs, populations, or quantitative results are described in the abstract.

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