FDA clears first-of-a-kind device for brain cancer

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: usa today

WASHINGTON – Device maker Novocure said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its first-of-a-kind treatment that fights cancerous brain tumors using electrical energy fields.

The FDA approved the device for patients with aggressive brain tumors that have returned after treatment with chemotherapy and other interventions. Patients with recurring brain cancer usually live only a few months.

Studies showed that people using the device lived about as long as those taking chemotherapy, roughly six months. However, patients using the device had significantly fewer side effects.

Read more: http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/cancer/story/2011/04/FDA-clears-first-of-a-kind-device-for-brain-cancer/46174922/1?dlvrit=205764

[OhioChick]

1. Hopefully, this leads to more research

K&R

[TheWraith]

2. Good to hear. The only downside?

The "alternative medicine" industry will tout this as "proof" that "energy fields" cure everything from cancer to warts, and therefore buying a crystal for your nightstand is the same thing as actual science.