Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Cancer.
Abstract: Recurrent basal cell carcinoma (BCC) overlying bony structures which has been treated with radiation may be complicated by tumor invasion of bone and osteoradionecrosis. The authors present a case of recurrent BCC in which Mohs micrographic surgery and...
Abstract: Seven patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections of the perineum are described. Predisposing factors related to infection were present in four patients (diabetes mellitus, multiple myeloma, HIV, and a poorly defined immunodeficiency syndrome)....
Abstract: Sixty-one renal cell carcinomas were analyzed by simultaneous flow cytometric bivariate measurements of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and bromodeoxyuridine. Bromodeoxyuridine in vitro labeling was performed by sample incubation with bromodeoxyuridine under...
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis may develop following radiation therapy that involves bone, and most particularly following treatment of cancers within the head and neck. The mandible is at greatest risk of osteoradionecrosis because of the nature of its blood supply and...
Abstract: As a result of enhanced cure rate and survival time of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated by radiotherapy, sequelae of radiation injury to the optic nerve are becoming important, of which the authors report 5 cases (6 eyes) observed in the...
Abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the small bowel; it occurs in approximately 2% of the population. Complications of Meckel's diverticulum include hemorrhage, usually associated with heterotopic tissue within the...
Abstract: Six female patients with radiation cystitis, induced by previous pelvic radiation to uterus cancer, were treated with hyperbaric oxygenation (30-35% of oxygen concentration at 2 atmospheric absolute pressures for 90-120 min daily from 20 to 61 days with the...
Abstract: Several clinical trials have been reported using Fluosol and oxygen breathing as an adjunct to radiation. Theoretical considerations and animal experiments, however, indicate that a combination of perfluorochemicals and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) increases...
Abstract: The response of the Fib/T tumour to equal fractions of radiation, spaced by an interval of 24 hours, was determined in tumour-bearing mice that were pretreated either with 8% oxygen for 48 h or with air. An increase in tumour cell kill occurred in the group...