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Treating cancer with electric fields

Sunday, 26 February 2012

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.