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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Andy Gregory

Groundbreaking cancer treatment which ‘destroys tumours with sound’ to be rolled out on NHS

NHS patients will be the first in Europe to benefit from a pioneering new cancer treatment which uses ultrasound to destroy tumours.

The technology, known as histotripsy, offers a non-invasive treatment capable of breaking down liver cancer tissue without surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, with minimal damage to the surrounding organs, according to the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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