The effect of pulsing movements on the physiological response to common exercises.

Aim: There is a paucity of research on responses to exercises using pulsatile movements (PM) compared to using a full range of motion (FM). The purpose of the present study was to compare the physiological responses to PM vs. FM exercises.

Tumor oxygenation: a new predictive parameter in locally advanced cancer of the uterine cervix.

Experimental evidence suggests that hypoxia may increase the malignant potential and reduce the sensitivity toward nonsurgical treatment modalities in solid rodent tumors. However, the importance of tumor hypoxia in human malignancies is still uncertain. We have developed a clinically applicable standardized procedure for the determination of intratumoral pO2 in advanced cervical cancers by use of a computerized polarographic needle electrode histograph.

Intratumoral pO2 predicts survival in advanced cancer of the uterine cervix.

Experimental evidence suggests that the hypoxic fraction in a solid tumor may increase its malignant potential and reduce its sensitivity towards non-surgical treatment modalities (e.g. standard irradiation, certain anticancer agents).