John S. Kanzius (March 1, 1944 – February 18, 2009) was an American inventor, radio and TV engineer, one-time station owner and ham radio operator (call sign: K3TUP) from Erie, Pennsylvania. He invented a method that, he said, could treat virtually all forms of cancer, with no side effects, and without the need for surgery or medication. He also demonstrated a device that generated flammable hydrogen-containing gas from salt-water-solution by the use of radiowaves. In the media this was dubbed "burning salt water". Both effects involve the use of his radio frequency transmitter. Kanzius, self-taught, stated that he was motivated to research the subject of cancer treatment by his own experiences undergoing chemotherapy for treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He died of

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with complications from pneumonia without seeing FDA approval and commercialization of his invention. He was of

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descent - his mother was Rusyn American.

Cancer therapy

Kanzius RF Therapy is an experimental cancer therapy that employs a combination of either gold or carbon

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and

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s. Poster presented at the 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium by Dr. Christopher J. Gannon, M.D. The specific absorption rate for radio waves by living tissue in the proposed wavelengths and intensity levels is very low. Metals absorb this energy much more efficiently than tissue through dielectric heating; Richard Smalley has suggested that carbon nanotubes could be used to similar purpose. If nanoparticles were to be preferentially bound to cancer sites, cancer cells could be destroyed or induced into

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while leaving healthy tissue relatively unharmed. This preferential targeting represents a major technical challenge. According to a presentation by Dr. Steven Curley, essentially all forms of cancer are potentially treatable using Kanzius RF therapy. Kanzius built a prototype ''Kanzius RF device'' in his home, and formed

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to test and market his inventions. The device was tested at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2005. As of 2007-04-23, preliminary research using the device at

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has taken place and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center If federal approval is granted, testing on human patients may follow.

Burning salt water

Later in 2007, Kanzius demonstrated that the same 13.56 MHz radio frequency could be used to dissociate hydrogen and oxygen from a salt water solution, which could then be "burned." 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. Rustum Roy, a materials scientist at

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, clarified that the dissociated hydrogen was burning, not the water itself: "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.". Kanzius' demonstration received coverage from local TV stations. Note: This broadcast video, although aired in September 2007, contains archive footage of John Kanzius from May 2007. Despite news reports that this would allow using water as an energy source, that would represent a violation of the laws of thermodynamics and is therefore not what it does.

References

External links

* John Kanzius Cancer Research Official Web Site * The Kanzius Project published by the ''Erie Times-News''
Florida Man Invents Machine To Turn Water Into Fire
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"Sending his cancer a signal"
'' Los Angeles Times'' article (November 2, 2007) * "The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?" 60 Minutes story {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanzius, John 1944 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople Engineers from Pennsylvania Deaths from cancer in Florida Deaths from leukemia Deaths from non-Hodgkin lymphoma Deaths from pneumonia in Florida American people of Slovenian descent American people of Rusyn descent American people of Austrian descent People from Erie, Pennsylvania People from Washington, Pennsylvania People from Sanibel, Florida 20th-century American engineers 20th-century American inventors 20th-century American Episcopalians

Cancer therapy

Burning salt water

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