Treating cancer with electric fields

Title:
Treating cancer with electric fields
Speaker:
Bill Doyle
Description:

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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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
15:15
Format: HTML5
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