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

Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) · 2018 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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This article summarizes the historical use of electromagnetic fields in medicine and reviews novel methods that aim to target and treat cancer using non-ionizing radiation.

Study snapshot

PublicationFront Biosci (Landmark Ed) · 2018

Study typereview

Reported directionUnclear

Evidence ratingInsufficient

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.

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Study typereview

Effect directionunclear

PopulationNot supplied

Sample sizeNot supplied

Exposurenon-ionizing

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 66% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

This article summarizes the historical use of electromagnetic fields in medicine and reviews novel methods that aim to target and treat cancer using non-ionizing radiation.

Outcomes measured

cancer treatment (therapeutic use of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields)

Limitations

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

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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.2741/4591
PubMed: 28930547

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