Bill Doyle presents a new approach: Tumor Treating Fields

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NNL HealthbeatTHUNDER BAY – Healthbeat – In Thunder Bay on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 from 11:30AM to 5:30PM at the Lakehead University Outpost, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay there will be a TEDx event in Thunder Bay. The theme is Reinventing Thunder Bay For A More Vibrant Community – Together.

For more information on the Thunder Bay TEDx visit their Facebook page

Here is a talk from a TEDMED event in 2011, “Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the best-known methods for treating cancer. At TEDMED, Bill Doyle presents a new approach, called Tumor Treating Fields, which uses electric fields to interrupt cancer cell division. Still in its infancy — and approved for only certain types of cancer — the treatment comes with one big benefit: quality of life”.

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