Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering
A recent Interesting Engineering article discussed a new method for fighting liver cancer. The technique, developed by a team of scientists at the University of Michigan, uses noninvasive ultrasound waves to kill up to 75% of tumors in rats. The rodents’ immune systems were then able to take over and kill the residual cancerous tissue to prevent reemergence. "Even if we don't target the entire tumor, we can still cause the tumor to regress and also reduce the risk of future metastasis," said UM’s Professor Zhen Xu, an author on the study.
