‘Doctors think it’s weird’: Anti-cancer cap fights tumors with electric pulse

‘A cap-like device that fights brain tumors using electric fields has been found to improve survival rates for cancer patients to such an extent that it is “impossible to ignore,” according to a new study.
Results of the study showed more than twice as many patients were alive five years after receiving the tumor-treating fields (TTFields) treatment, along with chemotherapy, than those who were given just chemo.
“It’s out of the box” in terms of how cancer is usually treated, and many doctors are skeptical of the therapy. It also comes with a price tag of $21,000 per month, according to Dr. Roger Stupp, a brain tumor expert at Northwestern University in Chicago, as cited by Medical Express.’
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