MIT Missile Technology Targets Breast Cancer

In this video from the Museum of Science in Boston, Dr Alan J. Fenn of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discusses how radar technology originally developed for US Air Force missiles is now being tested as a treatment for breast cancer.

The innovative process involves using targeted microwaves to shrink tumors located in breast tissue.

Click here to watch Missile Detection Technology for Cancer Therapy Video from the Museum of Science

Dr Fenn reports that clinical trials involving dozens of breast cancer patients have shown promising results with minimal side effects. The next round of trials is expected to begin in 2008.

If you’d like to learn more about Dr Fenn’s work, he has published a book entitled Breast Cancer Treatment by Focused Microwave Thermotherapy.

Source: Videocasts from the Museum of Science, Boston

Tags: BRCA; thermotherapy; Lincoln Laboratory; NECN; hyperthermia

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