May 8th, 2009

HealthPoint has reported before on the device invented by the late John Kanzius, which treats cancer by killing cancerous cells with radio waves.

Now, Hamot Medical Center has released the results of a study conducted on the device, which shows that it is effective in killing leukemia cells while doing little damage to normal cells.

Reports the Erie Times-News:

[Steve Curley, M.D., principal investigator for the Kanzius Project at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston],
and his research team at M.D. Anderson continue to test Kanzius’ device on many different types of cancer, including leukemia. He said they are using gold nanoparticles — tiny pieces of metal — to target the leukemia cells, just as he does with liver and pancreatic cancer cells.

Kanzius’ device heats the nanoparticles until they destroy the targeted cancer cells. Nearby healthy cells, which aren’t targeted, are not damaged.
Read more at the Times-News.