Treating cancer with electric fields

Anonymous · June 2012

Bill Doyle presents a new approach, called Tumor Treating Fields, which uses electric fields to interrupt cancer cell division. Still in its infancy -- and approved for only certain types of cancer -- the treatment comes with one big benefit: quality of life

http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_doyle_treating_cancer_with_electric_fields.html

BaseballFan · June 2012

This is powerful.....if anyone else knows more about this...please post.

Anonymous · June 2012

BaseballFan, there is so much going on out there that we're not aware of, that's why forums such as this one are so precious to all of us. HOPE IS NOT DEAD !!!! We just have to demand BETTER from our caretakers

Heidihill · June 2012

Thanks, Maud! I had read about this before but it sounded still very experimental. I was excited because the research was (partly?) being done in Switzerland. Now there are phase II trial results for metastatic lung cancer

http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/Meetings/Abstracts?&vmview=abst_detail_view&confID=114&abstractID=95043

I certainly will ask my onc about this.

Treating cancer with electric fields

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