Solid Cancer Treatment with Electric-Induced Field Emission Materials: A Hypothesis for Targeting Deep-Seated Tumors

Authors

  • Alireza Jangjoo Center for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Mohammad Reza Sanaye Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute, Phytopharmaceutical Technology and Traditional Medicine Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Babak Daneshfard 1-Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran /2-Canadian College of Integrative Medicine (CCIM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada 5 Persian Medicine Network (PMN), Universal Scientific ducation and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran /3-Mizaj Health Research Institute (MHRI), Tehran, Iran 7 Paya Persian Medicine Clinic (PPMC), Tehran, Iran

Keywords:

Cancer; Electron Therapy; Medical Hypothesis; Oncology; Tumor

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2025-11-06

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Jangjoo, A., Sanaye, M. R., & Daneshfard, B. (2025). Solid Cancer Treatment with Electric-Induced Field Emission Materials: A Hypothesis for Targeting Deep-Seated Tumors. Galen Medical Journal, 14, e3792. Retrieved from https://journals.salviapub.com/index.php/gmj/article/view/3792

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