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Li Ka-shing funds Asia’s first non-invasive kidney tumour trials in Hong Kong

Hong Kong will become the first city in Asia to conduct clinical trials of a non-invasive treatment for kidney tumours, with tycoon Li Ka-shing funding places for 30 patients across three private hospitals. The Li Ka Shing Foundation announced on Wednesday that CUHK Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital would launch the trials using histotripsy, a technology that uses focused sound waves to break apart tumours without surgical incisions. The trials...

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