Treating Cancer with Electric Fields
Offered By: TED via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore an innovative approach to cancer treatment in this 16-minute TED talk by Bill Doyle. Learn about Tumor Treating Fields, a method that uses electric fields to disrupt cancer cell division. Discover how this emerging technology, currently approved for specific cancer types, offers a potential alternative to traditional treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Gain insights into the promising benefits of this approach, particularly its potential to improve patients' quality of life. Delve into the cutting-edge world of cancer research and treatment options as Doyle presents this groundbreaking technique at TEDMED.
Syllabus
Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields
Taught by
TED
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