Electric field therapy could stop tumor growth in brain cancer

Brain tumors are usually treated with an intense course of cancer’s Big Three: Surgery, radiation and heavy chemotherapy. Medical device startup Novocure is adding a new treatment option into the mix: Electrofield therapy, in which alternating electric fields shut down cellular division – curbing the growth of cancer. It’s called Optune. And it seems to be wildly … Continue reading Electric field therapy could stop tumor growth in brain cancer