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Breast Cancer

Effect of photothermal therapy on breast tumor vascular contents assessed

According to recent research published in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology, "The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of photothermal laser irradiation on rat breast tumor (DMBA-4) vascular contents. An 805-nm diode laser was used in our experiment with a power density ranging from .32 to 1.27 W/cm²."

"The dynamic changes of oxygenated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin concentrations, Delta[HbO_{2] ] ] and Delta[Hb](total), in rat tumors during photothermal irradiation were noninvasively monitored by a near-infrared...}

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