Electrical Jolt Gives Chemotherapy a Start-Study
Fri August 1, 2003 12:36 PM ET
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jolting tumors with a low dose of electricity may make them more susceptible to chemotherapy, Israeli researchers said on Friday.
They said they had cured up to 80 percent of laboratory mice of cancer using their low-voltage field, depending on the type of cancer. They hope to begin human tests later this year.
"Judging by what we've seen so far, virtually no type of cancer is able to withstand the initial treatment," Yona Keisari of Tel Aviv University said in a statement.
Cancer researchers are quick to warn that it is often much easier to "cure" a laboratory mouse of cancer than it is to treat people.
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Fri August 1, 2003 12:36 PM ET
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jolting tumors with a low dose of electricity may make them more susceptible to chemotherapy, Israeli researchers said on Friday.
They said they had cured up to 80 percent of laboratory mice of cancer using their low-voltage field, depending on the type of cancer. They hope to begin human tests later this year.
"Judging by what we've seen so far, virtually no type of cancer is able to withstand the initial treatment," Yona Keisari of Tel Aviv University said in a statement.
Cancer researchers are quick to warn that it is often much easier to "cure" a laboratory mouse of cancer than it is to treat people.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle....s&storyID=3205214&src=US_DskTopTkr/GetContent