Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the best-known methods for treating cancer. At TEDMED, 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.
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields
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Electric Field,
Electricity and Magnetism,
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