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Electrical pulse ablation technology has been around a while, with multiple studies performed and a large body of patents. The promise and hope for the technol
by aquaphile 4y ago
Electrical pulse ablation technology has been around a while, with multiple studies performed and a large body of patents. The promise and hope for the technology is that is causes cell apoptosis, and early rat studies showed electrical ablation shrinking tumors. The goal was/is to apply it to multiple cancer types. Source: I helped with one of the pioneering companies in the field.
A quick internet search for "electrical ablation cell apoptosis cancer" yields a few research articles. For example https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.01235/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.01235...
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- kristopolous 4y agoI agree that this is old as the hills. I was reading a text recently that cited medical claims of electricity curing cancers in the 1870s. I'd assume there's more nuance this time around. At least I'd hope so. The article points to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreversible_electroporation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreversible_electroporation You can do quite a bit with electrical signals, perhaps there's some novel instruments and feedback loops being used
- theGnuMe 4y agoThere's something called tumor treating fields that uses electric fields for treating glioblastoma. Fascinating stuff.
- AdmiralAsshat 4y agoLast I checked, glioblastoma is still 100% fatal, so I guess all that can do is prolong the lifespan?
- dado3212 4y agoUnfortunately so is the human condition.