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Editorial Volume 11 Issue 1
Magnetic water and clinical cancer chemotherapy
Da Yong Lu,1 Yi Lu2
1School of Life Science, Shanghai University, China
2Shanghai Ocean University, China
Correspondence: Da-Yong Lu, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PRC, China
Received: April 08, 2025 | Published: April 8, 2025
Citation: Lu DY, Lu Y. Magnetic water and clinical cancer chemotherapy. Nurse Care Open Acces J. 2025;11(1):36-37. DOI: 10.15406/ncoaj.2025.11.00316
Abstract
Cancer is a high mortality human disease. Chemotherapy suits for most part of cancer patients. However, chemotherapy is generally high toxic that makes drug dose-control a difficult thing. It was discovered that magnetic water, field and nanoparticles could reduce the drug toxicities in animal studies. To promote cancer treatment by chemotherapy, therapeutic innovation (magnetic related technology) is indispensable. In search for related mechanisms, biomedical knowledge and tradition should be advanced. New investigations should be undertaken for chemotherapy practice in the clinic.
Keywords: Chemotherapy, magnetic water treatment, cancer research, experimental study
Introduction
Disease characters
Cancer is a high-mortality disease (approximately 1/3 death for all cancer patients in developed countries and >50% patient’s death in developing countries). Chemotherapy suits for most part of cancer patients.1-6 Nonetheless, chemotherapy is high toxic that makes drug dose-control a difficult thing.
Magnetic water and field discovery
It was discovered that magnetic water, field and nanoparticles could reduce the drug toxicities in animal studies.7-13 To promote cancer treatment by chemotherapy, therapeutic innovation (magnetic related technology) is indispensable.
Clinical situations
Dilemma of chemotherapy
Cancer chemotherapies do not show 100% benefits due to high drug toxicity to normal cells and organs. Thus, it cannot kill all cancer cells in cancer patients by low or moderate drug doses in the clinic. Variant ways of medical options can alleviate drug toxicity in initiative studies.
Reducing drug toxicity by magnetic water
Magnetic water or fields in cancer treatment is an interesting discovery in pharmacological studies. Magnetic water (MW) can increase mice survivals after administrating lethal anticancer drug doses.9 Reported in the animal studies provide possibility of its clinical applications.9,10
Mechanisms and hypothesis for MW
Magnetic water or fields might change drug distribution and excretion in living bodies.7-10 It has different mechanisms. Table More pathways should be found and applied in the clinic.
|
Hypotheses |
Pathways & mechanisms |
References |
|
Drug distributions |
Retention in normal & malignant cells |
7 |
|
Kidney drug clearance |
Drug elimination changes |
8 |
|
Body function |
Increase of body survivals |
9 |
|
Cancer progress |
Variant activity to different tumors |
10 |
|
Reactive-oxidative stress |
Inorganic complex in cells and tumors |
8, 12 |
Table 1 Relation between magnetic water and drug toxicity reduction
Future trends
Therapeutic widening
The mechanisms of drug clearance by MW is a mystery now. It depends on the progress of oncological and pharmacological knowledge. New knowledge should be found.14
Applications in other fields
Besides discoveries in medicine, MW activities in other fields, like in agriculture is also useful.15,16 Facing with this situation, we should try to understand their mechanisms and technology in various forms. This is very important for promoting utility and achievements of MW in medical sciences.
Conclusion
MW might have useful utilities in cancer treatments. Scientific and technical progress should be constantly follow-up. New techniques and methods will be streamlined.
Acknowledgments
None.
Conflicts of interest
None.
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