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Thermal therapy (hyperthermia of heat) can increase the effect of chemotherapy treatments. By itself, thermal therapy can also kill cancer cells. By using thermal therapy to treat the whole body, the investigators can treat cancer cells wherever they are throughout the entire body. In this study, the investigators are testing the combination of thermal therapy combined with chemotherapy to see: 1. if it improves the effect of the chemotherapy drugs, 2. if it helps the body fight the cancer cells, and 3. if this treatment is safe for the patient. This study does not offer heat treatment alone. Any patient with advanced or metastatic breast, or endometrial cancer resistant to standard treatment may be treated with the phase II protocol therapy; however, the patient will need to undergo some medical tests to make sure this treatment would be safe for them.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Resistant breast, endometrial, cervix, or ovarian cancer * No active metastasis to the brain * No more than 8 previous regimes of Doxil * Successful completion of preliminary function tests * Good ECOG score Exclusion Criteria: * Active metastasis to the brain * 8 or more previous cycles of Doxil * Poor completion of preliminary function tests * Poor ECOG score