Blasting brain tumours with particles developed by nuclear physicists could prove a new cure for cancer, research suggests.
An experimental treatment that delivers ultra-high doses of radiation, which is being developed in partnership with CERN, best known for developing the Large Hadron Collider, could be used in future to cure brain cancer.
Researchers at Geneva University Hospitals have used beams of charged particles called electrons to destroy tumours in the brains of mice. The therapeutic approach called Flash uses high doses of radiation delivered in less than a second.
In a study published earlier this year, the researchers showed that Flash may also destroy tumours that are resistant to radiotherapies, without inducing toxic side effects.
Medical specialists at the hospital are now working to advance the therapy in partnership with nuclear physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) as a potential cure for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer. The disease kills more people under the age of 40 in the UK than any other cancer.
The Brain Tumour Charity says that glioblastoma survival rates are among the worst for any cancer, with five per cent of patients still alive after five years.
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Blasting brain tumours with particles developed by nuclear physicists could prove a new cure for cancer, research suggests.
An experimental treatment that delivers ultra-high doses of radiation, which is being developed in partnership with CERN, best known for developing the Large Hadron Collider, could be used in future to cure brain cancer.
Researchers at Geneva University Hospitals have used beams of charged particles called electrons to destroy tumours in the brains of mice. The therapeutic approach called Flash uses high doses of radiation delivered in less than a second.
In a study published earlier this year, the researchers showed that Flash may also destroy tumours that are resistant to radiotherapies, without inducing toxic side effects.
Medical specialists at the hospital are now working to advance the therapy in partnership with nuclear physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) as a potential cure for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer. The disease kills more people under the age of 40 in the UK than any other cancer.
The Brain Tumour Charity says that glioblastoma survival rates are among the worst for any cancer, with five per cent of patients still alive after five years.
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