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0超声波：无手术癌症治疗新时代
本文概述了聚焦超声技术（Focused Ultrasound）在癌症治疗领域带来的革命性突破——一种无需手术、非侵入性的新方法，正在改变传统的手术与化疗模式。
文章重点介绍了由徐真（Zhen Xu）开发的技术——组织粉碎术（Histotripsy），该方法利用高频声波产生的微气泡机械性破碎肿瘤组织，并已获批用于肝癌治疗。
此外，文中还提到一种较早的技术——高强度聚焦超声（HIFU），其通过热能摧毁癌细胞，主要用于治疗前列腺癌。
文章进一步探讨了超声与现有疗法结合的潜力，例如利用声波暂时打开血脑屏障、提升免疫疗法和放疗效果等。
作者指出，未来的癌症治疗有望实现更少毒性、更低侵入性，标志着一个以精准与温和为核心的癌症治疗新纪元的到来。
Ultrasound: A New Era of Surgery-Free Cancer Treatment
The source text provides an overview of focused ultrasound technology that is leading to new, non-invasive methods for treating cancer, moving beyond traditional surgery and chemotherapy. The article highlights histotripsy, a technique developed by Zhen Xu, which uses high-frequency sound waves to mechanically break apart tumor tissue with microbubbles, and notes its recent approval for liver tumors. It also discusses High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), an older method that uses heat to destroy cancerous tissue, primarily used for prostate cancer. Furthermore, the text explores combining ultrasound with existing treatments, such as using it to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier or enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy and radiation, suggesting a future where cancer care involves less toxic and fewer invasive procedures.
