Ozone Therapy in Cancer Treatment: State of the Art
Authors: Menendez, Silvia1; Cepero, Janet2; Borrego, Luis3
Source: Ozone: Science and Engineering, Volume 30, Number 6, November 2008 , pp. 398-404(7)
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
Abstract:
Erhlich Ascitic Tumor and Sarcoma 37 were implanted in mice and afterward the animals were treated with ozone (rectally). A significant decrease in the number of metastasis was obtained. In another study, ozone was applied intraperitoneally, before Lewis' lung carcinoma inoculation. A delayed effect in the tumor development kinetics and in the increase rate of tumor volume in the ozone groups was observed. With regard to the clinical trial, patients with prostatic cancer were treated with cobalt-60 therapy and ozone (rectally), decreasing the presence of side effects (due to radiation treatment) and the prostatic specific antigen figures. However, further investigations are necessary to be performed, in order to be considered the ozone therapy as complementary therapy for cancer.Keywords: Ozone; Prostatic Adenocarcinoma; Metastasis; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Lewis' Lung Carcinoma; Sarcoma 37; Erhlich Ascitic Tumor
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/01919510802473724
Affiliations: 1: Ozone Research Center, Havana, Cuba 2: National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute, Havana, Cuba 3: ˙˙V. I. Lenin˙˙ Provincial Hospital, Holguin, Cuba

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