Biomagnetic therapy is a promising alternative cancer treatment that uses a weak magnetic field to encourage the body to restore its own biomagnetic field. It’s non-invasive, painless, and can be used alongside other cancer treatments.
Read on to learn how biomagnetic therapy works and what benefits it might offer cancer patients.
Why a Healthy Biomagnetic Field Might Help Fight Cancer
The human body has a biomagnetic field of its own and is constantly producing a small amount of electricity.
Cells use charged elements (ions) – such as calcium, magnesium, and sodium – to generate electrical currents. These electrical currents are critical to maintaining health and ensuring the body functions properly. On the other hand, an electrical disruption can lead to illness.
The nervous system uses electricity to send signals to the brain and different parts of the body. Electrical signaling is vital for everything from heart health to gastrointestinal health. On a cellular level, the electric fields generated by charged elements pumping across organ tissue tell cells how to behave. As such, a disruption of the electrical fields might be an indicator of the development of cancer – research has shown that dysregulation of ion channel expression and function is likely a functional element of oncogenesis, which is the process of healthy cells turning into cancerous cells.
While the exact mechanism of how electrical field disruption can cause illness isn't known, it is clear that when there’s a disruption in the biomagnetic field, it’s harder for the body to restore itself and reach a state of health.
How Biomagnetic Therapy Works
With biomagnetic therapy, a magnetic field is used to correct the body’s natural biomagnetic field. The field isn’t strong –, with most applications, it’s weaker than the Earth’s own electromagnetic field. For example, BEMER (Bio-Electro-Magnetic-Energy-Regulation) therapy uses intensities ranging from 3.5 microteslas to 100 microteslas – to put that into perspective, the field produced by a refrigerator magnet is 1000 microtesla.
Medical professionals use different devices to administer biomagnetic therapy:
- With a magnetic therapy mat, the individual lies on the mat while it delivers a pulsed electromagnetic field or PEMF.
- A rife machine emits radiofrequency electromagnetic waves. A trained practitioner applies it outside of the patient’s body.
- Magnetized bracelets can be worn on the body.
What Does the Science Say About the Use of Biomagnetic Therapy for Cancer?
There is evidence that biomagnetic therapy might help slow cancer growth. It’s also used by patients looking for a natural treatment to reduce some side effects of conventional cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation, and improve overall health.
Here’s a look at what medical research says about biomagnetic therapy for cancer.
- A 2011 study involving mice found that daily exposure to a magnetic field slows tumor growth after four weeks. The study also found that the magnetic field didn’t cause tissue damage like most conventional treatments do. The researchers explain that other in vitro and animal studies have shown similar positive results, pointing to the need to further study the potential of magnetic therapy on different types of cancer.
- A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore is looking at the effects of magnetic therapy on breast cancer with the hopes of showing that this non-invasive treatment can reduce the reliance on chemotherapy drugs. The scientists already demonstrated a positive effect during preclinical trials – they found that pulsed magnetic field exposure combined with the chemo drug doxorubicin is effective at reducing the size of breast cancer tumors.
- With BEMER therapy, a patented and widely used type of magnetic therapy, researchers have found that treatment causes the leukocytes (white blood cells) to move more slowly, which makes them more effective at attacking foreign substances and diseases in the body.
Can Biomagnetic Therapy Cure Cancer?
There’s no evidence that using biomagnetic therapy can cure cancer. This therapy can support the body as it tries to eliminate cancer cells and return to health.
Revitalizing the body and allowing it to reach a state of health might help treat cancer and increase the likeliness of positive outcomes.
How Magnetic Fields Can Benefit Cancer Patients
There are several ways that magnetic therapy might help cancer patients.
Placing magnets on the body or using a medical device to deliver magnetic field pulses will increase blood circulation, helping to bring more nutrients and oxygen to tissue.
Magnet therapy is also known to help reduce pain, which can relieve cancer patients who are suffering from pain as a side effect of chemotherapy, radiation, or even surgery.
While, at this point, no one has conducted human trials to verify biomagnetic therapy will slow cancer progression, animal trials indicate that this alternative treatment might be effective.
Is Biomagnetic Therapy Safe?
Biomagnetic therapy is a non-invasive alternative cancer treatment that’s considered to be safe. While more research is needed to understand exactly how magnetic therapy helps fight cancer, individuals can safely use biomagnetic therapy to help manage symptoms and possibly slow the growth of existing tumors.
Who Should Consider Using Biomagnetic Therapy for Cancer?
Because it’s a non-invasive treatment, all cancer patients can consider using biomagnetic therapy. However, it’s important to receive this treatment from a trained and licensed physician with experience treating patients with biomagnetic therapy.
As it’s safe to use with conventional treatments, patients undergoing chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation treatment, or surgery to remove, a tumor can also use magnetic therapy to help promote healing and manage pain.
The doctors at Brio-Medical use BEMER therapy to optimize blood flow and help the body restore itself. It’s also a complementary therapy for cancer patients undergoing traditional cancer treatments. Contact Brio-Medical today to learn more.
