Cancer fighting 'missiles' will attack tumours using magnets and ultrasound
dailystar.co.ukscientists have developed tiny glowing missiles that can be guided into cancers.The nanoparticles could help chemotherapy patients by making the treatments more targeted.Researchers designed them to be magnetically guided into tumours and release their drug payload using focused ultrasounds.They are said to be an example of "focal therapy" aimed at reducing the devastating side effects of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, and surgery.There are more than 166,000 cancer deaths in the UK every year, more than 450 every day, according to Cancer Research UK.Nearly half of cases are treated with surgery, 45% followed by chemotherapy at 28% and 27% for radiotherapy.The study said the nanoparticles allow cancer drug.
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