Nanotechnology helps treat cancer

Recent tests by US scientists on mice show that, thanks to nanoparticles, people can take cancer drugs deep into the tumor and destroy them without hurting the rest of the body.

After observing mice treated with prostate cancer using this technology, cancer experts meeting at the European Cancer Conference in Paris yesterday praised the study and said they hoped. will apply it to the treatment of cancer patients.

In their study, scientists at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology attached nanoparticles with cancer drugs called Taxotere . These molecules are then injected directly into human tumors - made from prostate cancer cells and transplanted into experimental mice. These mice were monitored for 100 days.

The technology used consists of a nanoparticle made from hydrogen and carbon polymer with pieces of medicine adhering to its texture layer. As the polymer gradually dissolves, it will reveal drugs little by little.

The number of rats in the study was divided into 5 groups and tested at different levels. In the group of mice injected with programmed nanoparticles and programmed targets, the results were unexpected: the tumor was completely lost, according to Dr. Omid Farokhzad, a member of the research team.

Nanotechnology has been studied for several decades, but so far people have begun to realize its potential. The medical community hopes that it will be one of the most beneficial areas for them. In cancer, they hope nanotechnology will allow for more accurate distribution of pharmaceuticals and surgery and help with less harmful chemotherapy.

T.VY ( According to MSN )