In a study presented at the most recent edition of the scientific congress Society for Thermal Medicine, a Brazilian physician named Marc Abreu described a new treatment responsible for the remission of prostate cancer in an American patient. The new technique involves the induction of heat shock proteins by raising the temperature in a controlled manner by the brain.
It turns out that reduced heat shock protein expression is associated with cancer, neurological disease, and aging. This new treatment takes place through a technology called brain thermal tunnel (BTT), based on the thermodynamics of the brain. The team responsible for the research itself promises the potential to prevent and treat numerous diseases at the molecular level.
According to the author of the study, with treatment, it is possible not only to eliminate the cancer, but also its source, achieving the eradication of cancer stem cells and the neutralization of signaling molecules, which lead to the development and later recurrence of cancer.
In the case in question, five inductions were necessary as treatment, over six months. The patient, Scott Miller, did not experience any side effects and did not undergo any further treatment.
Cancer treatment divides scientific community
But the new style of treatment divided opinions among the scientific community, and some experts even pointed out that the method has no scientific basis and that there are no studies on the efficiency of the treatment.
The argument of these experts is that science is based on documents and evidence and, as there are no studies on this therapy, there is no room for discussion about the treatment. Another point raised is that each and every extraordinary method requires documentation, something that has not been done.
In defense, the doctor responsible for the study said that medical-scientific activities are guided by professional medical ethics, US legislation and regulation, and that the discovery of the cerebral thermal tunnel allowed, for the first time in history, continuous measurement and non-invasive assessment of brain temperature.
Source: Society for Thermal Medicine, CNN
