Electrical Field Treats Brain Cancer

amigoro writes "A device that specifically targets rapidly growing cancer cells with intermediate frequency electrical fields doubled the survival rates of patients with brain cancer, according to an article apperaring in PNAS. The device uses electrical fields to disrupt tumor growth by interfering with cell division of cancerous cells, causing them to stop proliferating and die off instead of dividing and growing. Healthy brain cells rarely divide and have different electrical properties than cancerous brain cells. This allows the device to target cancer cells without affecting the healthy cells. Essentially no device-related side effects were seenin the clinical trial."

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Re:Just reinventing the wheel

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By the way, 10 patients is nearly not enough to be conclusive in any respect.

Which is why it is just as likely you are talking out your butt as they are. Without more details and wider studies, it is premature to claim that this is no different than chemotherapy. Your argument boils down to a very basic logical fallacy:

• All dogs are mammals.
• All cats are mammals.
• Therefore, all dogs are cats.

And you got rated 5 for that dysyllogistic tripe. Quality.