Jemma Bower

Issues

  1. Does hyperthermia treatment for people diagnosed with terminal cancer, allow for a better quality of life? Introduction

    Cancer is New Zealand’s single biggest cause of death and with New Zealand’s aging population rates of cancer are expected to rise (Ministry of Health, 2019). There have been many advancements in cancer treatments and many experimental treatments, one in particular called hyperthermia treatment. Many different countries are fast accepting hyperthermia treatment in addition to chemotherapy and radiation. There are currently hyperthermia treatments offered to cancer patients, however…