Is it possible that magnetic energy may be used to kill cancerous cells? That's the question a Houston doctor and his team posed, which led them to this promising invention.
In the heart of the Texas Medical Center, inside Houston Methodist, Dr. David Baskin and his team formulated a theory after noticing how cancer cells behaved compared to our normal cells. They posed the question, is it possible that magnetic energy may be used to kill cancerous cells?
They moved forward from the research bench to the "oncomagnetic" helmet. It's a word they made up for a device that seems to be showing promise.The device is very comfortable, and the best part is it's portable, meaning patients can take it home, turn it on, and undergo treatment in the comfort of their home.
Unfortunately, that patient died from other complications, but Baskin and his team said they had never seen anything work this well. Baskin said she's a wonderful patient with a hopeful spirit. He said she's a trailblazer because, at the moment, she is the first person in the world with her type of tumor to be undergoing this magnetic treatment.