John Kanzius

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This article is about the inventor John Kanzius. For the 15th century theologian, see John Cantius.

John Kanzius (born 1944), is an American inventor, radio and TV engineer, one-time station owner and ham radio operator (Call Sign K3TUP) from Erie, Pennsylvania, who has invented a method that has the potential to treat cancer.[1] [2] He has also demonstrated a device that can "burn salt water". Both effects involve the use of his radio frequency transmitter.

Kanzius, an autodidact, says that he was motivated to research the subject of cancer treatment by his own experiences undergoing chemotherapy for treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[3][4]

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[edit] Cancer-related invention

Main article: Non-invasive RF cancer treatment

To kill cancer cells using Kanzius RF Therapy, cancer cells are first tagged with tiny objects known as nanoparticles, such as SWNTs[1] and GNPs.[5] When the RF (radio frequency) transmitter apparatus exposes the nanoparticles to the radio frequency signal they heat up, destroying the cancer cells, but don't damage healthy cells nearby.[6]

As of 2007-04-23, preliminary research using the Kanzius RF device at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (by Dr. Steven A. Curley, Professor in Surgical Oncology[7][8]) and The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (by Dr. David A. Geller, co-director of the Liver Cancer Center[9]) has shown promising results. If federal approval is granted, testing on human patients would be the next step.[6] [10] [4]

Steven A. Curley, who pioneered the clinical studies that led to FDA approval of radiofrequency ablation to treat unresectable primary and metastatic hepatobiliary malignancies[7], referred to the method as “one of the most exciting developments in years.”[11]

Kanzius also made it clear that a driving force to coordinate and implement his research was based on seeing cancer-ridden children with little or no hope and desiring to change this for the betterment of all.

The prototype of the device, which was first tested successfully[2] at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center by Klune et al.[2] was built by Kanzius himself in his home.[9]

As of 1st November 2007, preliminary trials with rabbits have turned up a 100% success rate, with the tumors successfully eliminated and the rabbits remaining unharmed. [1]

[edit] Water-related discovery

Later in 2007, Kanzius announced that the same radio frequency transmitter can also be used to burn hydrogen electrolyzed from salt water.[8] [12] The discovery was made accidentally while he was researching the use of radio waves for desalination. Kanzius said that "In this case we weren't looking for energy, we were looking for something that might do desalinization. The more we tried desalinization, the more heat we produced, until we got fire".[12] Kanzius admits that this process could not be considered an energy source, as more energy is used to produce the RF signal than can be obtained from the burning gas and stated in July 2007 that he never claimed his discovery would replace oil, asserting only that his discovery was "thought provoking."[13] The details of the process are still unreleased while Kanzius applies for a patent.[13]

Kanzius has proposed that the flame is produced by radio waves "forcing together" the "normally separated" hydrogen and oxygen in the water, a process he calls "reunification."[13] In water (H2O), hydrogen is covalently bonded to oxygen, and thus the process must "reunite" pairs of hydrogen atoms and pairs of oxygen atoms, releasing dihydrogen (H2) and dioxygen (O2). The energy from the radio waves is absorbed by the water and splits the water into hydrogen and oxygen which then react together to reform the water and re-release the energy and form a flame. In other words, the process turns radio energy into heat and light energy. The water torch, a form of oxyhydrogen torch, is an earlier example of the process of dissociation of water resulting in the release of heat and light energy.

Kanzius' experiment has been confirmed by Rustum Roy, a materials scientist at Pennsylvania State University, in a demonstration before the Material Science faculty, using Kanzius' RF transceiver[14], which Kanzius had brought to the lab for the day.[8] On his website, Roy writes: "It is clear that Mr. Kanzius has demonstrated the ability to dissociate aqueous solutions of sodium chloride at normal sea water concentrations into hydrogen and oxygen."[14][8][12]

According to Roy, "The salt water isn't burning per se, despite appearances. The radio frequencies act to weaken the bonds between the elements that make up salt water, releasing the hydrogen. Once ignited, the hydrogen will burn as long as it is exposed to the frequencies."[15] The temperature and flame color varies with water solutions and concentrations.[15]

Philip Ball, a consulting editor at Nature and author of "H2O: A Biography of Water", is highly critical of any theory of water as a fuel, both in general, and specifically as an alternative to traditional fuel sources. Although he says that Kanzius' discovery itself needs to be verified through careful experiments, he states that "water is not a fuel" and "[w]ater does not burn". Ball also states that according to the laws of thermodynamics, it is "impossible to extract energy by producing hydrogen from water and then burning it, as this would be a basis for a perpetual motion machine." He is critical of lack of inquiry in the media reports about bogus science.[16] Ball writes "Here, however (for what it is worth) is the definitive verdict of thermodynamics: water is not a fuel."

[edit] Patent applications

Published patent applications as of 16 September 2007:

Systems and methods for Combined RF-induced hyperthermia and radioimmunotherapy

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Christopher J. Gannon, MD; Paul Cherukuri, PhD, Boris I. Yakobson, PhD, Laurent Cognet, PhD, John S. Kanzius, Carter Kittrell, PhD, R. Bruce Weisman, PhD, Matteo Pasquali, PhD, Howard K. Schmidt, PhD, Richard E. Smalley, PhD, Steven A. Curley, MD (October 24, 2007). "Carbon nanotube-enhanced thermal destruction of cancer cells in a noninvasive radiofrequency field". Cancer. Wiley. doi:10.1002/cncr.23155. “Our results demonstrate that SWNTs can be used as a therapeutic agent to treat malignant tumors through RF-induced thermoablation, not just as a vector for the delivery of anticancer agents.” 
  2. ^ a b c Klune, J.R.; Jeyabalan, G., Chory, E.S., Kanzius, J., Geller, D.A. (February 2007). "Pilot investigation of a new instrument for non-invasive radiofrequency ablation of cancer". Journal of Surgical Research 137 (2): 263. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2006.12.293. “Exposure to the radiowave field produced in vitro cell death as well as in vivo tissue destruction when metal ion enhancer solutions were utilized. Future work will focus on specific tumor destruction with tagged enhancer solutions and targeting of in vivo tumors.” 
  3. ^ Associated Press (2005-05-11). Center to Test Radio Wave Cancer Treatment. First Coast News. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ a b Cancer Patient Invents Treatment Machine. CBS13 (Aug 27, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
  5. ^ C. J. Gannon, P. Mukherjee and S. A. Curley. In vitro gold nanoparticle targeting enhances non-invasive radiofrequency destruction of human gastrointestinal malignancies. Poster presented at the 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium by Dr. Christopher J. Gannon, MD.
  6. ^ a b 'Hurst hosts Kanzius cancer symposium. Mercyhurst College (2007-04-23). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  7. ^ a b Bio for Dr Steven A. Curley. Alliance for NanoHealth (2007-02-13). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  8. ^ a b c d O'Mara, Michael (2007-09-12). Salt water fuel gets major university review. WKYC. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. Note: This video transcript, although published in September 2007, contains quotes by Kanzius from May, as the video contained archive footage. For more information, please see the discussion on this issue.
  9. ^ a b Cancer survivor John Kanzius isn't a doctor. Fox News (2007-05-11). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  10. ^ David Templeton (2007-05-02). Cancer research inspires Erie community. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. “Dr. Curley has submitted two research manuscripts for publication and was unable to provide the latest results. But he said he is testing the treatment of human cancer strains in animals. (...) "This is the most exciting new therapy for cancer that I have seen in over 20 years of cancer research," he said.”
  11. ^ Jim George (2005-10-14). Cancer Forum Features Noted Specialist. eMediaWire. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  12. ^ a b c O'Mara, Michael. (2007, September 12). Burning Water. Erie, P.A.: WKYC. Retrieved on 2007-09-14. Note: This broadcast video, although aired in September 2007, contains archive footage of Kanzius from May. For more information, please see the discussion on this issue.
  13. ^ a b c Ogden, Shannon (2007-07-05). Salt Water Fuel. First Coast News. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
  14. ^ a b Roy, Rustum (2007-09-14). Response to email. rustumroy.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  15. ^ a b Templeton, David (2007-09-09). Salt water as fuel? Erie man hopes so. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
  16. ^ Ball, Philip (September 14, 2007). Burning water and other myths. Nature News. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.

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