"Prostate cancer could be cured with a "game-changing" one-hour operation that uses electric currents to destroy the most difficult to reach tumours.
Surgeons said the new therapy, called Nanoknife – which has now been used to treat prostate cancer patients by University College London Hospital (UCLH) – was "amazingly simple and quick", reducing the chance of a host of side effects.
The new technique, called irreversible electroporation, administers quick electrical pulses into the tumour, cutting open the membrane of the cells. It means treatment can be targeted with ultra precision, posing fewer risks to surrounding organs and healthy tissues. It can also be used on tumours that were previously difficult to treat."
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/02/one-hour-operation-could-cure-prostate-cancer-destroying-tumours/
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