Direct injection of gold nanoparticles into tumors opens door to new treatment for pancreatic cancer
Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
Pancreatic cancer -- known as the most fatal cancer with no known effective treatment -- requires a radical new therapy. A promising approach may come in the form of tiny gold nanoparticles -- loaded with a therapeutic agent to kill cancer -- in a novel procedure called "nanoembolization," said researchers.