Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new way to selectively insert compounds into cancer cells, a system that will help surgeons identify malignant tissues and then, in combination with phototherapy, kill any remaining cancer cells after a tumour is removed. It’s about as simple as, ‘if it glows, cut it out’, with the team stating that if a few malignant cells remain, they … Continue reading Nanotechnology guides cancer surgery and then selectively kills remaining malignant cells.