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Irreversible Electroporation

Irreversible electroporation involves applying short but strong pulsed electrical fields to tumour cells, which makes tiny holes in their cell membrane and destroys them. Currently this technique is purely experimental, not recommended by NICE and has only been available in clinical trials.

For more information is available on the minimally invasive therapies chart below.

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