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Cancer cell proliferation is inhibited by specific modulation frequencies

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Zimmerman JW, Pennison MJ, Brezovich I, Yi N, Yang CT, Ramaker R, Absher D, Myers RM, Kuster N, Costa FP, Barbault A, Pasche B. · 2012

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HCC-specific and breast cancer-specific modulation frequencies significantly decreased cancer cell growth without affecting normal cells.

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The modulation frequencies were previously identified by biofeedback methods in cancer patients. HCC-specific and breast cancer-specific frequencies significantly decreased growth of respective cancer cells but did not affect nonmalignant cells.

Why This Matters

The study aimed to investigate whether cancer cell proliferation is inhibited by specific modulation frequencies. Control exposures used randomly chosen modulation frequencies within the same 100 Hz to 21 kHz range as the cancer-specific frequencies. The researchers concluded that the findings uncover a novel mechanism controlling cancer cell growth at specific modulation frequencies without affecting normal tissues, with potential broad implications in oncology.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 27.1 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 27.1 MHzPower lines50/60 HzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 27.12 MHz

Study Details

The Aim of this study is to investigate Cancer cell proliferation is inhibited by specific modulation frequencies

To understand the mechanism of this novel approach, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells were expose...

The growth of HCC and breast cancer cells was significantly decreased by HCC-specific and breast can...

These findings uncover a novel mechanism controlling the growth of cancer cells at specific modulation frequencies without affecting normal tissues, which may have broad implications in oncology.

Cite This Study
Zimmerman JW, Pennison MJ, Brezovich I, Yi N, Yang CT, Ramaker R, Absher D, Myers RM, Kuster N, Costa FP, Barbault A, Pasche B. (2012). Cancer cell proliferation is inhibited by specific modulation frequencies .Br J Cancer. 106(2):307-313, 2012.
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@article{jw_2012_cancer_cell_proliferation_is_2715,
  author = {Zimmerman JW and Pennison MJ and Brezovich I and Yi N and Yang CT and Ramaker R and Absher D and Myers RM and Kuster N and Costa FP and Barbault A and Pasche B.},
  title = {Cancer cell proliferation is inhibited by specific modulation frequencies},
  year = {2012},
  
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/bjc2011523/},
}

Quick Questions About This Study

Researchers used 27.12 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields with tumor-specific modulation frequencies.
The same frequencies did not affect proliferation of nonmalignant hepatocytes or breast epithelial cells.
The modulation frequencies were previously identified by biofeedback methods in patients with a diagnosis of cancer.
Control modulation frequencies consisted of randomly chosen modulation frequencies within the same 100 Hz to 21 kHz range as cancer-specific frequencies.