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Editorial
. 2021 Mar 12;13(6):1240.
doi: 10.3390/cancers13061240.

Hyperthermia-Based Anti-Cancer Treatments

Johannes Crezee  1 , Nicolaas A P Franken  1   2   3 , Arlene L Oei  1   2   3
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Editorial

Hyperthermia-Based Anti-Cancer Treatments

Johannes Crezee et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Hyperthermia is an adjuvant local anti-cancer treatment using temperatures exceeding the physiologically optimal level, typically 40-43 °C for approximately one hour [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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