Name: Treating cancer with electric fields
Uploaded: 2012-01-31T16:01:14Z
Duration: 15 min 18 s
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.

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.

Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields

Treating cancer with electric fields

Tumor Treating Fields offer a new cancer treatment method, using electric fields to disrupt cancer cell division sans side effects.

FDA-approved for recurrent GBM, this therapy marks the first oncology treatment with a quality of life claim, showing promising results.

Beyond GBM, Tumor Treating Fields show potential against various cancers, aiming to become a key weapon in the global cancer fight.