Pulsed electromagnetic therapy in cancer treatment: Progress and outlook
Wenjun Xu,
Xinjun Xie,
Hanyang Wu,
Xiaolin Wang,
Jiancheng Cai,
Zisheng Xu,
Shiju E
Affiliations
Wenjun Xu
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province College of Engineering Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Xinjun Xie
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province College of Engineering Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Hanyang Wu
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province College of Engineering Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Xiaolin Wang
College of Mathematical Medicine Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Jiancheng Cai
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province College of Engineering Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Zisheng Xu
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province College of Engineering Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Shiju E
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province College of Engineering Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua People's Republic of China
Abstract Cancer is one of the major diseases that endanger human health. Current treatment options have low patient tolerance, poor prognosis, and strong side effects. Pulsed electromagnetic therapy can selectively kill cancer cells by taking advantage of their own electromagnetic sensitivity specificity. Pulsed electric fields (PEFs), pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs), and cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) are three main means that have promising application in cancer therapy. Pulsed electromagnetic therapy showed significant anticancer ability in vitro and in vivo. In this paper, we summarize the basic principles, methods, and state of art research of PEFs, PEMFs, and PEMFs for cancer therapy. Based on cancer pro‐oxidation therapy, we propose a combination therapy of electromagnetic field‐enhanced CAP for cancer therapy.
