{
  "id": 8417392,
  "title": "Focused ultrasound could be the next big cancer breakthrough for hard-to-treat tumours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/focused-ultrasound-could-be-the-next-big-cancer-breakthrough-for-hard",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-19T08:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3368041/focused-ultrasound-could-be-next-big-cancer-breakthrough-hard-treat-tumours"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Precisely targeted sound waves could mark a major advance in treating pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma – an aggressive form of brain cancer – within a few years, according to a leading advocate of the technology. Researchers in Hong Kong and around the world are testing whether the approach can help treat tumours that are among the most challenging to manage. “The next big breakthrough in the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}