High-power sound waves used to blast cancer cells
by Robin McKie Science editor from on (#S75S)
British doctors develop revolutionary new therapy that can precisely target tumours without surgery
British doctors are developing a revolutionary new therapy for cancer and associated conditions based on the use of high-powered beams of ultrasound.
The researchers - working at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), at the Royal Marsden hospital in Sutton, outside London - have already used the technology to kill harmful tissue deep inside the bodies of patients suffering from metastatic bone lesions - without recourse to any form of surgery. And in future, doctors believe they will also use ultrasound to zap prostate, breast and other tumours. "This technology has immense potential," said Professor Gail ter Haar, who is based at the institute.
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