The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Killer?

I'll be watching and reading for more information on the Kanzius machine; however, I am a little concerned over the statement Mr. Kanzius made while demonstrating his machine on a hot dog that "radio waves don't hurt human beings." The truth is more complex than that. Under some conditions radio waves can not only cause damage to the body, they can actually CAUSE cancer. Abundant documentation exists on this point, going back to World War II, when radar technicians walking in front of large microwave emitters reported symptoms ranging from transient warmness to opacities in the lenses of their eyes, to - later - cancer. People have died shortly after receiving large doses of radio waves in the microwave wavelengths. It would be good if, prior to going to broadcast, your staff were to research the technical background on stories like this one. Without prejudice to Mr. Kanzius's claims, good background information is essential to allow viewers to evaluate the plausibility of claims such as those made by Mr. Kanzius and his co-workers. Your network is in a unique position to do considerable good by fully informing your viewers of all the issues surrounding new treatments for cancer. As a cancer patient myself, I have tried to educate myself to as great an extent as possible about the way in which my relatively rare form of cancer attacks the body, and how this cancer might best be cured. It's been a frustrating ten-year process in which I and my medical care people and my wife and son have gone from lead to lead, looking for a way to end this painful mess. I'd appreciate it if your network took some of the same care to winnow out the facts from the false hopes, and to empower my fellow cancer patients to take a more effective and powerful role in their own treatment. Thanks, Vance P. Frickey, Denver CO. vfrickey@ricochet.com

How about useing 1min microwave to kill the cancer no more.???? Just asking Blake Dunnington

how about looking into Royal Raymond Rife and his discoveries first.

i think it would be amazing for something like this to work. I lost a best friend to hodgkins lymphoma almost two years ago, and i could only hope this would save other, best friends, friends, daughters, sisters, aunts, sons, etc. Rest In Peace Megan, you are not forgotten. 02/23/1986-07/17/2007.

As for first comment, if story meant "radio waves" to include microwaves it is a misnomer, common usage, including among scientists, uses the two terms for distinctly different bands of the EMF spectrum. "Radio wave" generally refers to the band of frequency/wavelength that is useful for long-distance transmissions. The microwave band is not useful for this except at short distances, for example your wireless router uses them.

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Usual nonsense. The funny business here is that cancer cells are quite easy to kill. In fact, they are easier to kill than regular cells because of their high rate of division--that's how standard chemotherapy works. Mr. Kanzius is just the latest in a long line of many who either mistakes or misstates the hurdle that faces the treatment of cancer--that we are unable to isolate the cancer. The Kanzius invention is of ZERO value absent the real invention of picking out what is cancer and what is not. 60 minutes addresses this problem with a single sentence-"antibodies" will be used. What BS!!

I think this discovery is fantastic! I went from having 10 years or less, and having little response from Chemotherapy in my little town of Huntington, WV, to 32 months or less with DNA analysis from Ohio State St James Cancer Center. I am currently waiting with my team to determine exactly what cancer I have and how to treat it. Eventually, I need to be in remission for any hope of Stem Cell Transportation. I think this discovery should be funded and supported to the forefront. I would love to get involved and help in anyway I can to progress this in a timely manner.Thanks, William Philip Spence, Huntington WV. minoritynurse@Yahoo.com

Having lost too many friends to breast cancer I think any new treatments should be pursued. After all these years and money we still can't help people with this disease. Keep testing we need a little hope. I hope John Kanzius will continue to work on his own health.There are a lot of critics of this theory but what have they done to try and end cancer.

Radiowaves and Mircowaves are two different things. I feel that any advancement in medicine could help and not harm. This technology is not on the market, the network is simplying informing viewers, even patients of what new technology is being looked into for cancer patients. I feel that it is also up to the patients to continue to do there own research, just like anything else we do. We shop around for the cheapest airline ticket or car, eventhough the commercials say one dealership have a cheaper car then the other. The same applies here, they give you the information, its up to you on what you do with it. Thanks J. Taylor, Houston, Texas