[A blessing in disguise]Can a high fever kill cancer cells? 82-year-old uncle with a high fever of 41°C miraculously recovered from terminal cancer – Hong Kong Economic Times – TOPick – Health – Doctor’s Consultation Room

Diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, high fever can kill cancer cells? An 82-year-old man in mainland China is suffering from terminal gallbladder cancer. The doctor once said that he has only 3 months to live. However, since he was infected with the epidemic in December 2022, he continued to have a high fever, and his cancer condition miraculously improved. The old man’s son believed that his father’s high fever eventually killed the cancer cells, which made him a blessing in disguise.

According to comprehensive mainland media reports, the 82-year-old father of a reporter was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia on December 13, 2022, and had a high fever for 8 hours, from the initial 39°C to nearly 41°C after 1.5 hours. The next morning, the old man’s body temperature finally dropped to 36°C, but 4 days later he had a fever of 40.4°C. Two months before the diagnosis, the old man was confirmed to be suffering from terminal gallbladder cancer. The doctor asserted that he only had 3 months to live, and he was obstructed by gallstones resulting in high bilirubin. Due to the old man’s advanced age, the operation has certain risks. After discussing with his family, he finally decided to give up and go home to recuperate.

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Because he was suffering from terminal cancer and continued to have a high fever after being diagnosed with the new crown, on December 20, the old man was sent to the gastroenterology ward of the hospital for treatment. On the night of hospitalization, the old man had a high fever again to 39.4°C. At that time, the hospital had no antipyretics and could only use physical methods (anal plug) to cool down. In the blood test report the next day, it was found that the old man’s total bilirubin had risen to level 4, which was nearly 5 times higher than the highest normal value, and belonged to the most serious level.

The doctor pointed out that it was caused by the tumor blocking the biliary tract, but because the old man’s physical condition could not bear the risk of surgery, he only received routine infusion therapy during hospitalization, mainly antibiotics, liver protection drugs, diuretics and stomach protection drugs. Albumin and amino acids for nutritional support.

A week after the old man was hospitalized, a miracle happened. When the old man had another blood test, it was found that the bilirubin index had dropped a lot. The drastic drop in bilirubin levels surprised medical oncologists. Four days later, the second check-up revealed that the bilirubin index dropped further, from level four to level three, and my father was discharged from the hospital because his condition improved.

The old man’s son once asked his friend, a doctor surnamed Chen, about his father’s unexpected improvement in his condition. He thought it was a persistent high fever, which rarely killed the cancer cells in the patient’s body, resulting in changes in the tumor. The bile duct obstruction was relieved, and the bilirubin in the blood content is thus greatly reduced. So the old man’s son believed that the high fever caused by the new crown was a blessing in disguise for his father.

However, the old man’s son, who is a reporter, did find a report about “high fever can kill cancer cells” after searching the information, but the theory does not seem to have received much recognition in the medical field. A more common view is that high temperature can indeed kill cancer cells, but it is impossible for the human body to reach a temperature sufficient to kill cancer cells through fever, because in that case, normal cells in the human body will also be killed.

The old man’s son also consulted a medical oncologist, who said that many cancer patients had high fever, but this was the only case that “killed cancer cells”.

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