Published: February 07, 2011
BSD Medical Announces Recognition of Dr. Jacoba van der Zee for Her Pioneering Work in Hyperthermia in the Netherlands
SALT LAKE CITY - (BUSINESS WIRE) - BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM) (the "Company" or "BSD" ) announced
today that Dr. Jacoba van der Zee, Erasmus University Hospital-Daniel
den Hoed Cancer Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has been promoted to
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau for her extraordinary
accomplishments in the field of heat therapy (hyperthermia). The Order
of Orange Nassau is a military and civil decoration bestowed by the
Queen of the Netherlands on an individual who deserves appreciation and
recognition for remarkable achievements that have benefited society.
Dr. van der Zee has been instrumental in the development of hyperthermia
from a promising field of research to an accepted therapy for the
treatment of cancer. She was instrumental in successful completion of a
number of clinical studies that demonstrated the safety and
effectiveness of the use of hyperthermia for the treatment of certain
cancers, including the clinical trial on breast cancer, which was a
joint effort with British and Canadian researchers and was published in
the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics,
and the randomized Dutch Deep Hyperthermia Trial on pelvic tumors of the
rectum, bladder, and cervix, which was published in The Lancet. A
number of the clinical studies used BSD's hyperthermia systems. Her
achievements were instrumental in establishing hyperthermia and
radiotherapy as standard of care in The Netherlands for the treatment of
cervical cancer, recurrent breast cancer, melanoma, and head and neck
cancer. Dr. van der Zee has also played a leading role in the European
Society of Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO) and served as its President from
1996 through 2000.
"We are pleased that the extraordinary achievements and the decades of
leadership and service of Dr. van der Zee have been officially
recognized. Dr. van der Zee has had a successful and far-reaching career
as a physician, researcher, and leader, and her exceptional service to
the field of hyperthermia has significantly improved the lives of cancer
patients throughout the world," said Harold R. Wolcott, President of
BSD. "We applaud her achievements."
About BSD Medical Corporation
BSD Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services
systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered
using focused radiofrequency (RF) and microwave energy. BSD's product
lines include both hyperthermia and ablation treatment systems. BSD's
hyperthermia cancer treatment systems, which have been in use for
several years in the United States, Europe and Asia, are used to treat
certain tumors with heat (hyperthermia) while increasing the
effectiveness of other therapies such as radiation therapy. BSD's
microwave ablation system has been developed as a stand-alone therapy to
employ precision-guided microwave energy to ablate (destroy) soft
tissue. The Company has developed extensive intellectual property and
well established distribution in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Certain of the Company's products have received regulatory approvals and
clearances in the United States, Europe and China. For further
information, visit BSD Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com.
Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made,
and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to
reflect events or circumstances arising after such date.

BSD Medical Corporation
Dennis Gauger, 801-972-5555
investor@bsdmc.com
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