didnt mean to be inflammatory, but just giving you my opinion, there are lots of new advances in the field of radiation oncology, hyperthermia however is not new to this field. perhaps you have a good understanding of cancer, how it spreads, and how we treat it. i know i do.
although there are many aspects which make hyperthermia appealing, it has not really impacted clinical practice. furthermore, retrospective single institutional data, whether it be from duke, harvard, stanford, etc is generally not viewed as favorably as multi-institutional prospectively randomized data. at the very least, the data needs to be confirmed by other institutions. i can tell you for sure, hyperthermia is not in common usage in general practice, that is a fact, if you want to believe that it will become popularized by duke data, go ahead and load the boat.... again, i dont be mean to be rude or inflammatory, good luck |
