Cancer Therapy
Irreversible electroporation ablates cancer without causing thermal injury
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 3rd, 2005
"This study introduces a new method for minimally invasive treatment of cancer - the ablation of undesirable tissue through the use of irreversible electroporation. Electroporation is the permeabilization of the cell membrane due to an applied electric field. As a function of the field amplitude and duration, the permeabilization can be reversible or irreversible," scientists in the United States report.
"Over the last decade, reversible electroporation has been intensively pursued as a very promising technique for the treatment of cancer. It is used in combination with...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-05-03)
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