IV Laser & Photobiomodulation in Cancer Support

1. How can IV Laser help in my fight against cancer?
- Multiple ways! That is why we love it so much. It can be used in nearly every stage of your cancer treatment journey. We also have different lasers that can be connected to your sable to achieve different effects:

-Red Wavelength (635/658nm) - Red light therapy is the most common laser we use. Many people are familiar with Red light therapy, as it has hundreds of studies on it's healing benefits, though typical external red light devices only penetrate the skin a few milimeters. This is why we go under the skin to deliver the wavelength directly to the tissue. Red light is a major stimulator to our immune system. Studies indicate that it can increase lymphocyte proliferation (particularly T-cells), supporting adaptive immune responses. It may also enhance the activity of macrophages, the “clean-up” cells that engulf pathogens and debris, while modulating neutrophils to reduce excessive inflammatory damage.

-Ultraviolet Wavelength (370nm) - Ultraviolet is the second most common laser used, and it has incredible antimicrobial activities, inhibiting growth and replication of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Many cancers have a strong link to pathogens such as cervical cancer & head and neck cancer with the HPV virus, lymphoma with the Epstein barr virus, glioblastoma with cytomegalovirus, gastric cancer with H. pylori, etc. 

-Green Wavelength (532nm) - The green laser helps inprove cellular elasticity by binding to hemoglobin and icnreasing oxygenation of the tissues. This can be beneficial in creating an oxygen rich environment that cancer cells dislike, as well as improving anemia and blood counts in advanced cancer.
 
-Blue Wavelength (405/447nm) - The blue laser is good for all things heart, brain, nerves, and blood vessel. It improves microcirculation in small vessels, and causes the release of nitric oxide bound to the vessel walls and RBCs. We use this to improve patient outcomes who are struggling with "chemo brain", recovering from radiation, as well as post surgery to improve blood flow dynamics. 

2. Are there some cancer patients who should not do IV Laser?
-Outside of being poked by a needle, this is incredibly painless and safe. If doing Photobiomodulation (where we do the same laser procedure described above, but we have you take a photosensitizing agent the morning of your session), there are certain photosensitizing agents that may be contraindicated with certain medications or supplements you make be taking. All Photosensitizing agents would be chosen and prescribed specifically for your case to avoid interactions. Some examples of Photosensitizing agents may be megadoses of Chlorophyll, Turmeric, or Riboflavin, etc.

3. How am I going to feel after my sessions?
-Most of our patients report feeling pretty well. There is sometimes some short term swelling in the area that occurs for a few hours post treatment due to the immune system overactivation. This can be mitigated by drinking lots of water, and it is sometimes encouraged to do some level of lymphatic support whether it is a lymph treatment with our acupuncturists, a lymphatic tincture, or use our PEMF machine to improve lymphatic flow.