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Electric fields have potential as a cancer treatment
08-02-2007 · EurekAlert!Low-intensity electric fields can disrupt the division of cancer cells and slow the growth of brain tumors, suggest laboratory experiments and a small human trial, raising hopes that electric fields will become a new weapon for stalling the progression of cancer. The August 2007 issue of Physics Today describes the mechanisms by which the electric fields do their work.
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