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Breast Cancer
Nanotechnology shows promise in finding and treating breast tumors
January 12th, 2006
Nanotechnology, using particles as small as 100 nanometers in size, is offering exciting new possibilities for finding and treating breast tumors, according to speakers at the 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Two researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, offered enticing insights into how these minute particles can be manipulated to have different properties, and tagged with antibodies to target them specifically at cancer cells. Jennifer West, PhD, has studied the unique optical properties of nanoshells. These particles consist of a nonconducting core (for example, silicon) surrounded by a metal shell of varying thickness....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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