He wanted to see his cancer from the inside. With virtual reality, he can

Full Story: https://www.statnews.com/2019/01/25/virtual-reality-cancer-tumors-brigham-dana-farber/ Bill Hobbs, a 69-year-old business operator and sailor from Dartmouth, Mass., had just strapped on a virtual reality headset to get an immersive look at his insides. And what he saw made him holler. “Is that my kidney?” he said. “I’m going 3D, boys!” Last May, Hobbs was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, commonly caused by exposure to asbestos. The headset allowed him see how radiation is very precisely applied to the lining of his lungs. Mesothelioma patients often have a life expectancy of about one year.