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FDA Approves Cancer Killing Skull Cap to Treat Brain Tumors

04/18/2011
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    People who suffer from a form of brain cancer called GBM (glioblastoma multiforme) that resists chemotherapy and radiation will soon be able to undergo a less intrusive electrical treatment at home. Recently approved by the FDA, the Novo TTF-100A comprises a cap of electrodes attached to a machine that delivers a low-level electric current directly to the patient's scalp. Known as Tumor Treatment Fields (TTF), the electricity disrupts the tumor cells' shape and electrical configuration such that their rapid growth is either stopped, or even reversed....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/fda-approves-cancer-killing-skull-cap-to-treat-brain-tumors/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    People who suffer from a form of brain cancer called GBM (glioblastoma multiforme) that resists chemotherapy and radiation will soon be able to undergo a less intrusive electrical treatment at home. Recently approved by the FDA, the Novo TTF-100A comprises a cap of electrodes attached to a machine that delivers a low-level electric current directly to the patient's scalp. Known as Tumor Treatment Fields (TTF), the electricity disrupts the tumor cells' shape and electrical configuration such that their rapid growth is either stopped, or even reversed....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/fda-approves-cancer-killing-skull-cap-to-treat-brain-tumors/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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NovoTTF-100A-brain-cancer-treatment

People who suffer from a form of brain cancer called GBM (glioblastoma multiforme) that resists chemotherapy and radiation will soon be able to undergo a less intrusive electrical treatment at home. Recently approved by the FDA, the Novo TTF-100A comprises a cap of electrodes attached to a machine that delivers a low-level electric current directly to the patient's scalp. Known as Tumor Treatment Fields (TTF), the electricity disrupts the tumor cells' shape and electrical configuration such that their rapid growth is either stopped, or even reversed....

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