New device in OC hospital targets cancerous tumors NBC Los Angeles [Video]

Doctors in Orange County are hopeful a new ground-breaking device can change cancer therapy as we know it.

The device is said to blast tumor cells with pulsed sound energy, a technology that experts say could be the holy grail in the fight against cancer.

There are only eight devices in the world, and one of them is at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.

When Michael Farris, a father of three, turned 50 years old, he was in the prime of his life. Or so he thought.

After celebrating his birthday in Mammoth with his domestic partner, Stefanie, Farris decided to schedule a routine exam.

“I was an active cyclist, road rider,” said Farris. “I’d ride at least a hundred miles a week, three to four days a week.”

“So, I turned 50 at the end of 2022,” said Farris, “January 2023, time to schedule my 50-year-old colonoscopy”

The result was not anything Farris could have imagined.

“During …