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A compilation of experimental data is presented indicating that hyperthermia alone can achieve a significant inhibition of tumor blood flow if appropriate heat exposure times and tissue hyperthermia levels are chosen.
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Vaupel, P., Müller-Klieser, W. & Gabbert, H. Experimental evidence for a hyperthermia-induced breakdown of tumor blood flow during normoglycemia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 105, 303–304 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395763
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