Innovative device to treat brain cancer shows promise in early studies
...ifically targets rapidly growing cancer cells with intermediate frequency electrical fields -- called Tumor-Treating Fields (TTFields) -- more than doubled the median overall survival rates in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive type of malignant brain tumor. Thes......kely to meet guidelines for process, treatment and intermediate outcomes than in the 13 practices using an EMR. The authors suggest this may be because physician practices often implement health information technologies without sufficient attention to workflow redesign, which can create new quality problems and ...